What is the difference between British Uniform Lights and Ochre Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Ochre Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

British Uniform Lights vs Ochre Brown

British Uniform Lights

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11438
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #836430 (estimate)

Ochre Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.856
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9f743e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ochre Brown is a little lighter, warmer than British Uniform Lights.

Can I use Ochre Brown instead of British Uniform Lights?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ochre Brown is a little lighter, warmer than British Uniform Lights.

Can I use British Uniform Lights instead of Ochre Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: British Uniform Lights is a little darker, 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 British Uniform Lights on the colour wheel See Ochre Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to British Uniform Lights

British Uniform Lights vs Dark Yellow (71.025)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ochre Brown
British Uniform Lights vs Middle Stone (71.031)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
British Uniform Lights vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Ochre Brown

Ochre Brown vs Nº6 Earth Yellow (FS30257) (AK11337)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than British Uniform Lights
Ochre Brown vs Green Ochre (AK11122)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than British Uniform Lights
Ochre Brown vs RAF Middle Stone (AK11846)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than British Uniform Lights

All matches: British Uniform Lights equivalents · Ochre Brown equivalents