What is the difference between Flak Gun Yellow and Orange Ochre?

ΔE 17 (loose). Orange Ochre is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Flak Gun Yellow vs Orange Ochre

Flak Gun Yellow

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c7ab5b (estimate)

Orange Ochre

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.824
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e7d36 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orange Ochre is noticeably darker, warmer than Flak Gun Yellow.

Can I use Orange Ochre instead of Flak Gun Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Orange Ochre is noticeably darker, warmer than Flak Gun Yellow.

Can I use Flak Gun Yellow instead of Orange Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flak Gun Yellow is noticeably lighter, 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 Flak Gun Yellow on the colour wheel See Orange Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Flak Gun Yellow

Flak Gun Yellow vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Ochre
Flak Gun Yellow vs Beige (71.074)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Ochre
Flak Gun Yellow vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Ochre

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Orange Ochre

Orange Ochre vs Panzer YellowTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close · closer than Flak Gun Yellow
Orange Ochre vs Dark Sun YellowTriads: shadows · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Flak Gun Yellow
Orange Ochre vs Ares FleshTriads: highlights · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Flak Gun Yellow equivalents · Orange Ochre equivalents