What is the difference between Dark DAK Sand and Ochre Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Ochre Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark DAK Sand vs Ochre Brown

Dark DAK Sand

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4144P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a6431 (estimate)

Ochre Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.856
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9f743e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ochre Brown is a little lighter than Dark DAK Sand.

Can I use Ochre Brown instead of Dark DAK Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Ochre Brown is a little lighter than Dark DAK Sand.

Can I use Dark DAK Sand instead of Ochre Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark DAK Sand is a little darker.

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 Dark DAK Sand on the colour wheel See Ochre Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark DAK Sand

Dark DAK Sand vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ochre Brown
Dark DAK Sand vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Dark DAK Sand vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Ochre Brown

Ochre Brown vs Telogreika Ochre (WP4129P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close
Ochre Brown vs Desert YellowWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close
Ochre Brown vs Desert Skin (WP4151P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dark DAK Sand equivalents · Ochre Brown equivalents