What is the difference between Manticore Ochre and Sand Yellow?

ΔE 15 (fair). Sand Yellow is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Manticore Ochre vs Sand Yellow

Manticore Ochre

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dd9d3e (estimate)

Sand Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.916
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e3b844 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sand Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Manticore Ochre.

Can I use Sand Yellow instead of Manticore Ochre?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 15). Sand Yellow is a little lighter, cooler than Manticore Ochre.

Can I use Manticore Ochre instead of Sand Yellow?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Manticore Ochre

Manticore Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sand Yellow
Manticore Ochre vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sand Yellow
Manticore Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sand Yellow

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Sand Yellow

Sand Yellow vs Cerberus BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 9, close · closer than Manticore Ochre
Sand Yellow vs Sun Bleach YellowTriads: midtones · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Manticore Ochre
Sand Yellow vs Yellow FlameTriads: highlights · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Manticore Ochre equivalents · Sand Yellow equivalents