What is the difference between Sand Grey and Green Ochre?

ΔE 9 (close). Green Ochre is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sand Grey vs Green Ochre

Sand Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20011
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #857a41 (estimate)

Green Ochre

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.914
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #937b37 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Green Ochre is more saturated, warmer than Sand Grey.

Can I use Green Ochre instead of Sand Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Green Ochre is more saturated, warmer than Sand Grey.

Can I use Sand Grey instead of Green Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sand Grey is 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 Sand Grey on the colour wheel See Green Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sand Grey

Sand Grey vs Middle Stone (70.882)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Green Ochre
Sand Grey vs Dirty Grey (72.145)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Green Ochre
Sand Grey vs Cayman Green (72.067)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Green Ochre

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Green Ochre

Green Ochre vs Washable Dust (ATOM-20178)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sand Grey
Green Ochre vs Summer Soil (A.MIG-3534)Oilbrusher · ΔE 9, close
Green Ochre vs Pale Yellow Green FS-33481 (AMMO.F-505)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Sand Grey equivalents · Green Ochre equivalents