What is the difference between Rust Ochre and Desert Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Desert Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rust Ochre vs Desert Brown

Rust Ochre

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-541
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a6c48 (estimate)

Desert Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.767
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a07c50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Rust Ochre.

Can I use Desert Brown instead of Rust Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Desert Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Rust Ochre.

Can I use Rust Ochre instead of Desert Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Rust Ochre

Rust Ochre vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Desert Brown
Rust Ochre vs Forest Skin (74.013)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Desert Brown
Rust Ochre vs Cork Brown (70.843)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Desert Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Desert Brown

Desert Brown vs Medium Soil (A.MIG-3522)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rust Ochre
Desert Brown vs Earth (A.MIG-0619)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rust Ochre
Desert Brown vs Washable Dust (ATOM-20178)ATOM · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Rust Ochre equivalents · Desert Brown equivalents