What is the difference between Telogreika Ochre and Light Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Light Brown is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Telogreika Ochre vs Light Brown

Telogreika Ochre

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

Light Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.027
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a4885f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Brown is more muted, cooler than Telogreika Ochre.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Telogreika Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Light Brown is more muted, cooler than Telogreika Ochre.

Can I use Telogreika Ochre instead of Light Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Telogreika Ochre is more saturated, 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 Telogreika Ochre on the colour wheel See Light Brown 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 Light Brown
Telogreika Ochre vs USAF Tan (71.348)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Light Brown
Telogreika Ochre vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Telogreika Ochre
Light Brown vs Mid Khaki Drill (WP4135P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Telogreika Ochre
Light Brown vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Telogreika Ochre equivalents · Light Brown equivalents