What is the difference between Yellow Ochre and Buff?

ΔE 18 (loose). Buff is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Ochre vs Buff

Yellow Ochre

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

Buff

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.976
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cba942 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Buff is more muted, cooler than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Buff instead of Yellow Ochre?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Buff is more muted, cooler than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Buff?

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

Other Golden paints close to Buff

Buff vs Yellow Oxide (PY42)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Buff vs Naples Yellow Hue (PW6:1 / PW6 / PY42 / PY83(HR70))Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Yellow Ochre
Buff vs Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide (PY42)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Yellow Ochre

All matches: Yellow Ochre equivalents · Buff equivalents