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

ΔE 19 (loose). Buff is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

T'au Light Ochre vs Buff

T'au Light Ochre

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

Buff

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.976
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cba942 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Buff is a little lighter, cooler than T'au Light Ochre.

Can I use Buff instead of T'au Light Ochre?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Buff is a little lighter, cooler than T'au Light Ochre.

Can I use T'au Light Ochre instead of Buff?

The same difference applies the other way round: T'au Light Ochre is a little darker, 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 T'au Light Ochre on the colour wheel See Buff 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 Buff
T'au Light Ochre vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Buff
T'au Light Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Buff

Other Citadel paints close to Buff

Buff vs Golden GriffonColour: Dry · ΔE 11, fair · closer than T'au Light Ochre
Buff vs Zamesi DesertColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than T'au Light Ochre
Buff vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 15, loose · closer than T'au Light Ochre

All matches: T'au Light Ochre equivalents · Buff equivalents