What is the difference between Bright Yellow Ochre and US Interior Yellow?

ΔE 8 (close). US Interior Yellow is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bright Yellow Ochre vs US Interior Yellow

Bright Yellow Ochre

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

US Interior Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.107
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c09c49 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Interior Yellow is a little darker, cooler than Bright Yellow Ochre.

Can I use US Interior Yellow instead of Bright Yellow Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). US Interior Yellow is a little darker, cooler than Bright Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Bright Yellow Ochre instead of US Interior Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bright Yellow Ochre is a little lighter, warmer.

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 US Interior Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bright Yellow Ochre

Bright Yellow Ochre vs Beige (71.074)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Bright Yellow Ochre vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Bright Yellow Ochre vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Pro Acryl paints close to US Interior Yellow

US Interior Yellow vs Nickel Azo Yellow (E011)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair
US Interior Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (038)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 15, loose
US Interior Yellow vs Dark Warm Flesh (S08)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Bright Yellow Ochre equivalents · US Interior Yellow equivalents