What is the difference between Golden Brown and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 20 (loose). Yellow Ochre is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler. 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 Color
Code: 70.913
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d6a13c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Ochre is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than Golden Brown.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Golden Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Yellow Ochre is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler than Golden Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Brown is noticeably darker, 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 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 Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Golden Brown vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Yellow Ochre

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Shiny Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Golden Brown
Yellow Ochre vs Dark Ochre (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Golden Brown
Yellow Ochre vs Yellow Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Golden Brown

All matches: Golden Brown equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents