What is the difference between Shiny Skintone and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 20 (loose). Yellow Ochre is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Shiny Skintone vs Yellow Ochre

Shiny Skintone

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fdbc5f (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 19.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Ochre is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer than Shiny Skintone.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Shiny Skintone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Yellow Ochre is noticeably darker, more saturated, warmer than Shiny Skintone.

Can I use Shiny Skintone instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Shiny Skintone is noticeably lighter, more muted, cooler.

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 Shiny Skintone on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Shiny Skintone

Shiny Skintone vs Fairy Flesh (74.007)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Shiny Skintone vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Yellow Ochre
Shiny Skintone vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 13, 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 Shiny Skintone
Yellow Ochre vs Dark Ochre (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, close · closer than Shiny Skintone
Yellow Ochre vs Mars Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Shiny Skintone equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents