What is the difference between Bright Yellow Ochre and Dark Sand?

ΔE 10 (close). Dark Sand is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bright Yellow Ochre vs Dark Sand

Bright Yellow Ochre

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S29
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8a85a (estimate)

Dark Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.847
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bf9d59 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Sand is a little darker, more muted than Bright Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Dark Sand instead of Bright Yellow Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Dark Sand is a little darker, more muted than Bright Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Bright Yellow Ochre instead of Dark Sand?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Bright Yellow Ochre

Bright Yellow Ochre vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Sand
Bright Yellow Ochre vs Beige (71.074)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Sand
Bright Yellow Ochre vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Sand

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Dark Sand

Dark Sand vs Khaki (061)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 14, fair
Dark Sand vs Dark Warm Flesh (S08)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 19, loose
Dark Sand vs Petroleum Brown (S14)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Bright Yellow Ochre equivalents · Dark Sand equivalents