What is the difference between Green Ochre and Mid DAK Sand?

ΔE 9 (close). Mid DAK Sand is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Green Ochre vs Mid DAK Sand

Green Ochre

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11122
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c7d3e (estimate)

Mid DAK Sand

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4145P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b78b4c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mid DAK Sand is a little lighter, warmer than Green Ochre.

Can I use Mid DAK Sand instead of Green Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Mid DAK Sand is a little lighter, warmer than Green Ochre.

Can I use Green Ochre instead of Mid DAK Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Green Ochre 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 Green Ochre on the colour wheel See Mid DAK Sand on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Green Ochre

Green Ochre vs Wasteland ClayWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mid DAK Sand
Green Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (WP4133P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mid DAK Sand
Green Ochre vs Basilisk BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Mid DAK Sand

Other AK Interactive paints close to Mid DAK Sand

Mid DAK Sand vs RAF Middle Stone (AK11846)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Green Ochre
Mid DAK Sand vs Orange Tan (AK11409)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Green Ochre
Mid DAK Sand vs Tan Yellow (AK11116)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 8, close · closer than Green Ochre

All matches: Green Ochre equivalents · Mid DAK Sand equivalents