What is the difference between Yellow Ochre and Yellow RLM04?

ΔE 8 (close). Yellow RLM04 is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Ochre vs Yellow RLM04

Yellow Ochre

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

Yellow RLM04

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.078
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e59522 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow RLM04 is more saturated than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Yellow RLM04 instead of Yellow Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Yellow RLM04 is more saturated than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Yellow RLM04?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Ochre is more muted.

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 Yellow RLM04 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 Yellow RLM04
Yellow Ochre vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Yellow RLM04
Yellow Ochre vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Golden paints close to Yellow RLM04

Yellow RLM04 vs Naples Yellow Deep (1222)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Yellow RLM04 vs Indian Yellow Hue (PY175 / PY150 / PR206)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close
Yellow RLM04 vs Raw Sienna (PY43)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Yellow Ochre equivalents · Yellow RLM04 equivalents