What is the difference between Desert Uniform Base and Ochre Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Ochre Brown is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Uniform Base vs Ochre Brown

Desert Uniform Base

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11440
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #936922 (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 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ochre Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Desert Uniform Base.

Can I use Ochre Brown instead of Desert Uniform Base?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Ochre Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Desert Uniform Base.

Can I use Desert Uniform Base instead of Ochre Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Uniform Base is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Desert Uniform Base on the colour wheel See Ochre Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Uniform Base

Desert Uniform Base vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ochre Brown
Desert Uniform Base vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ochre Brown
Desert Uniform Base vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair

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 Desert Uniform Base
Ochre Brown vs Green Ochre (AK11122)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than Desert Uniform Base
Ochre Brown vs RAF Middle Stone (AK11846)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Desert Uniform Base

All matches: Desert Uniform Base equivalents · Ochre Brown equivalents