What is the difference between Yellow Ochre and Base Flesh?

ΔE 21 (loose). Base Flesh is a little darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Ochre vs Base Flesh

Yellow Ochre

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PY43
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dd9635 (estimate)

Base Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb8b55 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Base Flesh is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Base Flesh instead of Yellow Ochre?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Base Flesh is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Base Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Ochre is a little lighter, much more saturated, cooler.

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 Base Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Base Flesh
Yellow Ochre vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Base Flesh
Yellow Ochre vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Base Flesh

Other Golden paints close to Base Flesh

Base Flesh vs Raw Sienna (PY43)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Yellow Ochre
Base Flesh vs Yellow Oxide (PY42)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Yellow Ochre
Base Flesh vs Mars YellowHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Yellow Ochre equivalents · Base Flesh equivalents