What is the difference between Manticore Ochre and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 9 (close). Yellow Ochre is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Manticore Ochre vs Yellow Ochre

Manticore Ochre

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dd9d3e (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 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Ochre is a little darker than Manticore Ochre.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Manticore Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Yellow Ochre is a little darker than Manticore Ochre.

Can I use Manticore Ochre instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Manticore Ochre is a little lighter.

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 Yellow Ochre 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 Yellow Ochre
Manticore Ochre vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Manticore Ochre vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Flaming Forge OrangeBrights · ΔE 11, fair
Yellow Ochre vs Dark Sun YellowTriads: shadows · ΔE 16, loose
Yellow Ochre vs Yellow FlameTriads: highlights · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Manticore Ochre equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents