What is the difference between T'au Light Ochre and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 9 (close). Yellow Ochre is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

T'au Light Ochre vs Yellow Ochre

T'au Light Ochre

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8883a (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 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Ochre is more saturated than T'au Light Ochre.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of T'au Light Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Yellow Ochre is more saturated than T'au Light Ochre.

Can I use T'au Light Ochre instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: T'au Light Ochre is 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 T'au Light Ochre on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to T'au Light Ochre

T'au Light Ochre vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yellow Ochre
T'au Light Ochre vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
T'au Light Ochre vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Citadel paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Ryza RustColour: Dry · ΔE 6, very close · closer than T'au Light Ochre
Yellow Ochre vs Lugganath OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Yellow Ochre vs Fire Dragon BrightColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: T'au Light Ochre equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents