What is the difference between Golden Brown and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 7 (close). Yellow Ochre is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Brown vs Yellow Ochre

Golden Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c67512 (estimate)

Yellow Ochre

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.033
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d3872c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Ochre is a little lighter than Golden Brown.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Golden Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Yellow Ochre is a little lighter than Golden Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Brown is a little darker.

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 Golden Brown on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Golden Brown vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 8, close
Golden Brown vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Dark Ochre (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close
Yellow Ochre vs Shiny Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 20, loose
Yellow Ochre vs Mars Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Golden Brown equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents