What is the difference between Yellow Sand and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 28 (loose). Yellow Ochre is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Sand vs Yellow Ochre

Yellow Sand

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA47
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ba9e6a (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 27.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Ochre is a little lighter, much more saturated than Yellow Sand.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Yellow Sand?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 28). Yellow Ochre is a little lighter, much more saturated than Yellow Sand.

Can I use Yellow Sand instead of Yellow Ochre?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Sand

Yellow Sand vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Yellow Sand vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Yellow Sand vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game 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 7, close · closer than Yellow Sand
Yellow Ochre vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Sand
Yellow Ochre vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Yellow Sand

All matches: Yellow Sand equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents