What is the difference between Zealot Yellow and Ogre Brown?

ΔE 30 (loose). Ogre Brown is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zealot Yellow vs Ogre Brown

Zealot Yellow

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #f8b010 (estimate)

Ogre Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN38
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #c1751a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 30.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ogre Brown is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Zealot Yellow.

Can I use Ogre Brown instead of Zealot Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 30). Ogre Brown is noticeably darker, much more muted, warmer than Zealot Yellow.

Can I use Zealot Yellow instead of Ogre Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zealot Yellow is noticeably lighter, much 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 Zealot Yellow on the colour wheel See Ogre Brown on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Zealot Yellow

Zealot Yellow vs Rotten Pus (SIN24)Instant Colors · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Ogre Brown
Zealot Yellow vs Sulfur Yellow (SIN21)Instant Colors · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Ogre Brown
Zealot Yellow vs Estus Yellow (SIN09)Instant Colors · ΔE 28, loose · closer than Ogre Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Ogre Brown

Ogre Brown vs Hardened LeatherSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Zealot Yellow
Ogre Brown vs Fire Giant OrangeSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Zealot Yellow
Ogre Brown vs Ruddy FurSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Zealot Yellow

All matches: Zealot Yellow equivalents · Ogre Brown equivalents