What is the difference between Prairie Ochre and Arabic Shadow?

ΔE 15 (loose). Arabic Shadow is much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Prairie Ochre vs Arabic Shadow

Prairie Ochre

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6f683e (estimate)

Arabic Shadow

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC22
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #856a2d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Arabic Shadow is much more saturated, warmer than Prairie Ochre.

Can I use Arabic Shadow instead of Prairie Ochre?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Arabic Shadow is much more saturated, warmer than Prairie Ochre.

Can I use Prairie Ochre instead of Arabic Shadow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Prairie Ochre is much 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 Prairie Ochre on the colour wheel See Arabic Shadow on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Prairie Ochre

Prairie Ochre vs Gobi Brown (SC12)Scalecolor · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Arabic Shadow
Prairie Ochre vs Ardennes Green (SC45)Scalecolor · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Arabic Shadow
Prairie Ochre vs Light Moss Green (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Arabic Shadow

Other Army Painter paints close to Arabic Shadow

Arabic Shadow vs Desert YellowWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Prairie Ochre
Arabic Shadow vs Dark DAK Sand (WP4144P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Prairie Ochre
Arabic Shadow vs Desert YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Prairie Ochre

All matches: Prairie Ochre equivalents · Arabic Shadow equivalents