What is the difference between Mid DAK Sand and Orange Ochre?

ΔE 9 (close). Orange Ochre is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid DAK Sand vs Orange Ochre

Mid DAK Sand

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4145P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b78b4c (estimate)

Orange Ochre

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.824
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e7d36 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Orange Ochre is a little darker, cooler than Mid DAK Sand.

Can I use Orange Ochre instead of Mid DAK Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Orange Ochre is a little darker, cooler than Mid DAK Sand.

Can I use Mid DAK Sand instead of Orange Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid DAK Sand is a little lighter, 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 Mid DAK Sand on the colour wheel See Orange Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mid DAK Sand

Mid DAK Sand vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Orange Ochre
Mid DAK Sand vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Orange Ochre
Mid DAK Sand vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Orange Ochre

Other Army Painter paints close to Orange Ochre

Orange Ochre vs Camo Sand (WP4043P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mid DAK Sand
Orange Ochre vs Wasteland ClayWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mid DAK Sand
Orange Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (WP4133P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Mid DAK Sand

All matches: Mid DAK Sand equivalents · Orange Ochre equivalents