What is the difference between Leather Brown and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 22 (loose). Yellow Ochre is noticeably lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs Yellow Ochre

Leather Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA44
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e652a (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 22.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Ochre is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Leather Brown.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Leather Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Yellow Ochre is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Leather Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leather Brown is noticeably darker, much 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 Leather Brown on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Leather Brown vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Leather Brown vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Ochre

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Sulfide Yellow (NA24)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Leather Brown
Yellow Ochre vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Leather Brown
Yellow Ochre vs Orange Rust (NA23)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents