What is the difference between Desert Camo and Ochre Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Ochre Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Camo vs Ochre Brown

Desert Camo

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1857
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e7b36 (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 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ochre Brown is more muted, warmer than Desert Camo.

Can I use Ochre Brown instead of Desert Camo?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Ochre Brown is more muted, warmer than Desert Camo.

Can I use Desert Camo instead of Ochre Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Camo

Desert Camo vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Ochre Brown
Desert Camo vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ochre Brown
Desert Camo vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ochre Brown

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Ochre Brown

Ochre Brown vs Coyote Brown (1856)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 8, close
Ochre Brown vs Komodo Khaki (1824)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close
Ochre Brown vs Yellow-Brown Ops (1858)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Desert Camo equivalents · Ochre Brown equivalents