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

ΔE 13 (fair). Yellow Ochre is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. 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 Color
Code: 70.913
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d6a13c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Yellow Ochre is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than T'au Light Ochre.

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

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Yellow Ochre is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler 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 a little darker, more muted, 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 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 Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Ochre

Other Citadel paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Zamesi DesertColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than T'au Light Ochre
Yellow Ochre vs Golden GriffonColour: Dry · ΔE 12, fair · closer than T'au Light Ochre
Yellow Ochre vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than T'au Light Ochre

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