What is the difference between Light Brown and T'au Light Ochre?

ΔE 9 (close). T'au Light Ochre is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Brown vs T'au Light Ochre

Light Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11100
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb8043 (estimate)

T'au Light Ochre

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8883a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. T'au Light Ochre is cooler than Light Brown.

Can I use T'au Light Ochre instead of Light Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). T'au Light Ochre is cooler than Light Brown.

Can I use Light Brown instead of T'au Light Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Brown is 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 Light Brown on the colour wheel See T'au Light Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Deathclaw BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair
Light Brown vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair
Light Brown vs Tallarn SandColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to T'au Light Ochre

T'au Light Ochre vs Medium Flesh Tone (AK11054)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Brown
T'au Light Ochre vs Solar Yellow (AK17012)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Brown
T'au Light Ochre vs Japanese Brown (AK11123)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Brown

All matches: Light Brown equivalents · T'au Light Ochre equivalents