What is the difference between Ochre Brown and US Sand?

ΔE 10 (close). US Sand is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ochre Brown vs US Sand

Ochre Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-546
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a875a (estimate)

US Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.138
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #877f63 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Sand is more muted, warmer than Ochre Brown.

Can I use US Sand instead of Ochre Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). US Sand is more muted, warmer than Ochre Brown.

Can I use Ochre Brown instead of US Sand?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Ochre Brown

Ochre Brown vs Loam Beige (71.245)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than US Sand
Ochre Brown vs Pastel Green (70.885)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than US Sand
Ochre Brown vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 10, close · closer than US Sand

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to US Sand

US Sand vs Medium Olive Green (A.MIG-0609)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ochre Brown
US Sand vs Dust (ATOM-20143)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ochre Brown
US Sand vs Zimmerit (ATOM-20144)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ochre Brown

All matches: Ochre Brown equivalents · US Sand equivalents