Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine) vs Yellow Ochre

Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine)

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
4012
Type
a pearl paint
Swatch
#dba150 (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 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Ochre is more saturated than Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine). They are different kinds of paint: Golden Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine) is a pearl paint and Vallejo Yellow Ochre is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Yellow Ochre is more saturated than Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine). They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine) instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine) 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 Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine) on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine)

Other Golden paints close to Yellow Ochre

All matches: Iridescent Bright Gold (Fine) equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents

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