What is the difference between Ochre and Desert Tan?

ΔE 9 (close). Desert Tan is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ochre vs Desert Tan

Ochre

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20014
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8b285 (estimate)

Desert Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.613
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0bb84 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Tan is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Ochre.

Can I use Desert Tan instead of Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Desert Tan is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Ochre.

Can I use Ochre instead of Desert Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ochre is a little darker, more muted, 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 on the colour wheel See Desert Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ochre

Ochre vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Tan
Ochre vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Desert Tan
Ochre vs IJA Grey Green (71.326)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Desert Tan

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Desert Tan

Desert Tan vs Desert Sand (IONIC-0010)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ochre
Desert Tan vs Buff (A.MIG-3517)Oilbrusher · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ochre
Desert Tan vs Light Olive Green (A.MIG-0608)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ochre

All matches: Ochre equivalents · Desert Tan equivalents