What is the difference between Sandy Tan and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 15 (loose). Yellow Ochre is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sandy Tan vs Yellow Ochre

Sandy Tan

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09191
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c89745 (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 15.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Ochre is more saturated, warmer than Sandy Tan.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Sandy Tan?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Yellow Ochre is more saturated, warmer than Sandy Tan.

Can I use Sandy Tan instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sandy Tan is more muted, cooler.

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 Sandy Tan on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sandy Tan

Sandy Tan vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Sandy Tan vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Sandy Tan vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Ochre

Other Reaper paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Marigold Yellow (09007)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sandy Tan
Yellow Ochre vs Saffron Sunset (09182)Master Series Paints · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Sandy Tan
Yellow Ochre vs Burnt Orange (09111)Master Series Paints · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Sandy Tan equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents