What is the difference between Prairie Ochre and Ger. Yellow Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Ger. Yellow Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Prairie Ochre vs Ger. Yellow Brown

Prairie Ochre

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

Ger. Yellow Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.272
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #746445 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ger. Yellow Brown is more muted, warmer than Prairie Ochre.

Can I use Ger. Yellow Brown instead of Prairie Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Ger. Yellow Brown is more muted, warmer than Prairie Ochre.

Can I use Prairie Ochre instead of Ger. Yellow Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Prairie Ochre is more saturated, 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 Ger. Yellow Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Prairie Ochre

Prairie Ochre vs Ochre (71.081)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown
Prairie Ochre vs Khaki Grey (70.880)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown
Prairie Ochre vs Green Yellow (70.881)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ger. Yellow Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Ger. Yellow Brown

Ger. Yellow Brown vs Dark Mustard Khaki (WP4157P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Prairie Ochre
Ger. Yellow Brown vs Sulfide OchreWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close
Ger. Yellow Brown vs Mid Battle Dress (WP4054P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Prairie Ochre equivalents · Ger. Yellow Brown equivalents