Sahara Yellow vs Yellow Ochre

Sahara Yellow

Brand
Scale75
Range
Scalecolor
Code
SC11
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#b78824 (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 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Ochre is a little lighter than Sahara Yellow.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Sahara Yellow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Yellow Ochre is a little lighter than Sahara Yellow.

Can I use Sahara Yellow instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sahara Yellow is a little darker.

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 Sahara Yellow on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sahara Yellow

Other Scale75 paints close to Yellow Ochre

All matches: Sahara Yellow equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents

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