What is the difference between Telogreika Ochre and Desert Yellow?

ΔE 7 (close). Desert Yellow is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Telogreika Ochre vs Desert Yellow

Telogreika Ochre

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4129P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #af8557 (estimate)

Desert Yellow

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.977
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a97d44 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Yellow is more saturated than Telogreika Ochre.

Can I use Desert Yellow instead of Telogreika Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Desert Yellow is more saturated than Telogreika Ochre.

Can I use Telogreika Ochre instead of Desert Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Telogreika Ochre is more muted.

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 Telogreika Ochre on the colour wheel See Desert Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Telogreika Ochre

Telogreika Ochre vs US Earth Yellow (71.291)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Desert Yellow
Telogreika Ochre vs USAF Tan (71.348)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Desert Yellow
Telogreika Ochre vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Desert Yellow

Other Army Painter paints close to Desert Yellow

Desert Yellow vs Mid DAK Sand (WP4145P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Telogreika Ochre
Desert Yellow vs Wasteland ClayWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Desert Yellow vs Yellow Ochre (WP4133P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Telogreika Ochre equivalents · Desert Yellow equivalents