What is the difference between Gun Corps Brown and Ochre Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Ochre Brown is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Gun Corps Brown vs Ochre Brown

Gun Corps Brown

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93061
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a783b (estimate)

Ochre Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.856
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9f743e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Ochre Brown is warmer than Gun Corps Brown.

Can I use Ochre Brown instead of Gun Corps Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Ochre Brown is warmer than Gun Corps Brown.

Can I use Gun Corps Brown instead of Ochre Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Gun Corps Brown is 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 Gun Corps Brown on the colour wheel See Ochre Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Gun Corps Brown

Gun Corps Brown vs Middle Stone (70.882)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Ochre Brown
Gun Corps Brown vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ochre Brown
Gun Corps Brown vs Cayman Green (72.067)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ochre Brown

Other Formula P3 paints close to Ochre Brown

Ochre Brown vs Bootstrap Leather (93031)Formula P3 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Gun Corps Brown
Ochre Brown vs Beast Hide (93056)Formula P3 · ΔE 12, fair
Ochre Brown vs Bogrin Brown (93139)Formula P3 · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Gun Corps Brown equivalents · Ochre Brown equivalents