What is the difference between Yellow Ochre and Sand Yellow?

ΔE 18 (loose). Sand Yellow is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Ochre vs Sand Yellow

Yellow Ochre

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

Sand Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.916
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e3b844 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sand Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Sand Yellow instead of Yellow Ochre?

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

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Sand Yellow?

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

Other Golden paints close to Sand Yellow

Sand Yellow vs Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide (PY42)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Sand Yellow vs Nickel Azo Yellow (PY150)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Yellow Ochre
Sand Yellow vs Yellow Oxide (PY42)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Yellow Ochre

All matches: Yellow Ochre equivalents · Sand Yellow equivalents