Yellow Ochre vs US Earth Yellow

Yellow Ochre

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Historical
Code
WP4133P
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#a98c4e (estimate)

US Earth Yellow

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Air
Code
71.291
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#ad8557 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Earth Yellow is more muted, warmer than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use US Earth Yellow instead of Yellow Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). US Earth Yellow is more muted, warmer than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of US Earth Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Ochre is more saturated, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel See US Earth Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Ochre

Other Army Painter paints close to US Earth Yellow

All matches: Yellow Ochre equivalents · US Earth Yellow equivalents

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