Gryph-Hound Orange vs Yellow Ochre

Gryph-Hound Orange

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#e88a2a (estimate)

Yellow Ochre

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8588
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#dd963a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Yellow Ochre is more muted, cooler than Gryph-Hound Orange. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Gryph-Hound Orange is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Yellow Ochre is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Gryph-Hound Orange?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Yellow Ochre is more muted, cooler than Gryph-Hound Orange. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Gryph-Hound Orange instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gryph-Hound Orange is more saturated, warmer.

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 Gryph-Hound Orange on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Gryph-Hound Orange

Other Citadel paints close to Yellow Ochre

All matches: Gryph-Hound Orange equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents

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