What is the difference between Yellow Ochre and Beige?

ΔE 21 (loose). Beige is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Ochre vs Beige

Yellow Ochre

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

Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.917
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d7b65b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Beige is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Beige instead of Yellow Ochre?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Beige is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Ochre is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Beige 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 Beige
Yellow Ochre vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beige
Yellow Ochre vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beige

Other Golden paints close to Beige

Beige vs Naples Yellow Hue (PW6:1 / PW6 / PY42 / PY83(HR70))Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Beige vs Yellow Oxide (PY42)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Yellow Ochre
Beige vs Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide (PY42)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Yellow Ochre

All matches: Yellow Ochre equivalents · Beige equivalents