What is the difference between T'au Light Ochre and Beasty Brown?

ΔE 14 (fair). Beasty Brown is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

T'au Light Ochre vs Beasty Brown

T'au Light Ochre

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8883a (estimate)

Beasty Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b66724 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Beasty Brown is noticeably darker, warmer than T'au Light Ochre.

Can I use Beasty Brown instead of T'au Light Ochre?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Beasty Brown is noticeably darker, warmer than T'au Light Ochre.

Can I use T'au Light Ochre instead of Beasty Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: T'au Light Ochre is noticeably lighter, 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 T'au Light Ochre on the colour wheel See Beasty Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to T'au Light Ochre

T'au Light Ochre vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Beasty Brown
T'au Light Ochre vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beasty Brown
T'au Light Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Beasty Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Beasty Brown

Beasty Brown vs Skrag BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close · closer than T'au Light Ochre
Beasty Brown vs Balor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 15, fair
Beasty Brown vs Deathclaw BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: T'au Light Ochre equivalents · Beasty Brown equivalents