What is the difference between Sun Bleach Yellow and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 16 (loose). Yellow Ochre is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sun Bleach Yellow vs Yellow Ochre

Sun Bleach Yellow

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: midtones
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dfc35e (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 16.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Yellow Ochre is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Sun Bleach Yellow.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Sun Bleach Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Yellow Ochre is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Sun Bleach Yellow.

Can I use Sun Bleach Yellow instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sun Bleach Yellow is a little lighter, 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 Sun Bleach Yellow on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sun Bleach Yellow

Sun Bleach Yellow vs Dead Flesh (72.035)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Sun Bleach Yellow vs Beige (70.917)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Sun Bleach Yellow vs Beige (71.074)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than Yellow Ochre

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Manticore OchreTriads: midtones · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sun Bleach Yellow
Yellow Ochre vs Cerberus BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sun Bleach Yellow
Yellow Ochre vs Yellow FlameTriads: highlights · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Sun Bleach Yellow

All matches: Sun Bleach Yellow equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents