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

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

Desert Uniform Base vs Orange Ochre

Desert Uniform Base

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11440
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #936922 (estimate)

Orange Ochre

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.824
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e7d36 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Ochre is a little lighter, cooler than Desert Uniform Base.

Can I use Orange Ochre instead of Desert Uniform Base?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Orange Ochre is a little lighter, cooler than Desert Uniform Base.

Can I use Desert Uniform Base instead of Orange Ochre?

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

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 Orange Ochre 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 Orange Ochre
Desert Uniform Base vs Ochre Brown (70.856)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
Desert Uniform Base vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Orange Ochre

Orange Ochre vs RAF Middle Stone (AK11846)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Desert Uniform Base
Orange Ochre vs Green Ochre (AK11122)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Uniform Base
Orange Ochre vs Green-Brown (AK11126)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Desert Uniform Base

All matches: Desert Uniform Base equivalents · Orange Ochre equivalents