What is the difference between Dark Ochre and Gold Yellow?

ΔE 21 (loose). Gold Yellow is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Ochre vs Gold Yellow

Dark Ochre

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e28d1c (estimate)

Gold Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.007
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e96c1c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gold Yellow is a little darker, more saturated than Dark Ochre.

Can I use Gold Yellow instead of Dark Ochre?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Gold Yellow is a little darker, more saturated than Dark Ochre.

Can I use Dark Ochre instead of Gold Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Ochre is a little lighter, 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 Dark Ochre on the colour wheel See Gold Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Ochre

Dark Ochre vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gold Yellow
Dark Ochre vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gold Yellow
Dark Ochre vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gold Yellow

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Gold Yellow

Gold Yellow vs Mars Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Ochre
Gold Yellow vs Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Dark Ochre
Gold Yellow vs Golden Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Dark Ochre

All matches: Dark Ochre equivalents · Gold Yellow equivalents