I get wanting hues in different tubes, say clear Quin Gold vs grainy Yellow Ochre. Well I got [View all]

raw sienna to do yellower tones in my skies near my blues without going too green. Then today I got raw sienna light to see if I could get, well, lighter than my raw sienna and if could replace yellow ochre with it. They aren’t quite a color match. Ochre seems more buttery in a light wash. But the raw sienna light didn’t seem all that different than ochre with my blues. Did I miss some subtlety, there? These are mostly Daniel Smith paints.

I need to find space in my palette as it is, so the last thing I need is two yellow earths that are nearly identical. The ochre is a grumbacher academy tube. I think for now I will use RS light and see if I fall in love with it for my landscapes.