What is the difference between Sunburned Skin and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 26 (loose). Yellow Ochre is noticeably darker, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sunburned Skin vs Yellow Ochre

Sunburned Skin

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f8a97b (estimate)

Yellow Ochre

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.033
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d3872c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 25.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Ochre is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Sunburned Skin.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Sunburned Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Yellow Ochre is noticeably darker, much more saturated than Sunburned Skin.

Can I use Sunburned Skin instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sunburned Skin is noticeably lighter, much more muted.

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 Sunburned Skin on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sunburned Skin

Sunburned Skin vs Skin Tone (71.076)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Sunburned Skin vs Basic Skin Tone (70.815)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Sunburned Skin vs Rosy Flesh (72.100)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Yellow Ochre

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Pyrrhic DawnBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Sunburned Skin
Yellow Ochre vs Boone TanBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Sunburned Skin
Yellow Ochre vs Terracotta PieBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 26, loose · closer than Sunburned Skin

All matches: Sunburned Skin equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents