What is the difference between Yellow Ochre and Ink Red?

ΔE 57 (loose). Ink Red is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Ochre vs Ink Red

Yellow Ochre

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

Ink Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color Ink
Code: 72.086
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #a5162a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 56.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ink Red is noticeably darker, cooler than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Ink Red instead of Yellow Ochre?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 57). Ink Red is noticeably darker, cooler than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Ink Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Ochre is noticeably lighter, 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 Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel See Ink Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Ink Yellow (72.085)Game Color Ink · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Ink Red
Yellow Ochre vs Mahogany Ink (70.828)Model Color · ΔE 65, loose
Yellow Ochre vs Ink White (72.082)Game Color Ink · ΔE 68, loose

Other Golden paints close to Ink Red

Ink Red vs Alizarin Crimson Hue (8521)High Flow · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Ink Red vs Naphthol Red Light (PR112)High Flow · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Yellow Ochre
Ink Red vs Naphthol Red Medium (8531)High Flow · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Yellow Ochre

All matches: Yellow Ochre equivalents · Ink Red equivalents