What is the difference between Golden Brown and Orange Ochre?

ΔE 9 (close). Orange Ochre is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Brown vs Orange Ochre

Golden Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Intense
Code: AK11117
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a47425 (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 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Ochre is more muted, cooler than Golden Brown.

Can I use Orange Ochre instead of Golden Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Orange Ochre is more muted, cooler than Golden Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Orange Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Brown is more saturated, 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 Golden Brown on the colour wheel See Orange Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Orange Ochre
Golden Brown vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair
Golden Brown vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 12, 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 Golden Brown
Orange Ochre vs Green Ochre (AK11122)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Golden Brown
Orange Ochre vs Green-Brown (AK11126)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Golden Brown

All matches: Golden Brown equivalents · Orange Ochre equivalents