What is the difference between Sulfide Ochre and Earth Green?

ΔE 6 (close). Earth Green is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sulfide Ochre vs Earth Green

Sulfide Ochre

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

Earth Green

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-132
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #635934 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Earth Green is a little darker than Sulfide Ochre.

Can I use Earth Green instead of Sulfide Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Earth Green is a little darker than Sulfide Ochre.

Can I use Sulfide Ochre instead of Earth Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sulfide Ochre is a little lighter.

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 Sulfide Ochre on the colour wheel See Earth Green on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Sulfide Ochre

Sulfide Ochre vs Dark Earth (H-72)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Earth Green
Sulfide Ochre vs Olive Drab 1 (C-12)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close
Sulfide Ochre vs Khaki (H-81)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 6, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Earth Green

Earth Green vs Dark Mustard Khaki (WP4157P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sulfide Ochre
Earth Green vs Mid Soviet Khaki (WP4124P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sulfide Ochre
Earth Green vs Mid Battle Dress (WP4054P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sulfide Ochre

All matches: Sulfide Ochre equivalents · Earth Green equivalents