What is the difference between Brown Green and Ochre?

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

Brown Green vs Ochre

Brown Green

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0147
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #715c2a (estimate)

Ochre

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.081
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #686137 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ochre is more muted, cooler than Brown Green.

Can I use Ochre instead of Brown Green?

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

Can I use Brown Green instead of Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown Green 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 Brown Green on the colour wheel See Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Brown Green

Brown Green vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ochre
Brown Green vs Khaki Grey (70.880)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Ochre
Brown Green vs Dark Yellow (71.025)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ochre

Ochre vs Sinai Grey (ATOM-20070)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Brown Green
Ochre vs British Brown (AMMO.F-545)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown Green
Ochre vs Rock Grey (IONIC-0146)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown Green

All matches: Brown Green equivalents · Ochre equivalents