What is the difference between Sulfide Yellow and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 9 (close). Yellow Ochre is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sulfide Yellow vs Yellow Ochre

Sulfide Yellow

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA24
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dc9b43 (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 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Ochre is a little darker, more saturated than Sulfide Yellow.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Sulfide Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Yellow Ochre is a little darker, more saturated than Sulfide Yellow.

Can I use Sulfide Yellow instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sulfide Yellow is a little lighter, 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 Sulfide Yellow on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sulfide Yellow

Sulfide Yellow vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Sulfide Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Sulfide Yellow vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair
Yellow Ochre vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 22, loose
Yellow Ochre vs Orange Rust (NA23)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Sulfide Yellow equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents