What is the difference between Mars Orange and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 22 (loose). Yellow Ochre is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mars Orange vs Yellow Ochre

Mars Orange

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d76222 (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 22.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Ochre is a little lighter, more muted than Mars Orange.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Mars Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Yellow Ochre is a little lighter, more muted than Mars Orange.

Can I use Mars Orange instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mars Orange is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Mars Orange on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mars Orange

Mars Orange vs Gold Yellow (72.007)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Mars Orange vs Sunset Orange (72.110)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Mars Orange vs Light Orange (70.911)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Yellow Ochre

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Golden Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mars Orange
Yellow Ochre vs Dark Ochre (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close · closer than Mars Orange
Yellow Ochre vs Shiny Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Mars Orange

All matches: Mars Orange equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents