What is the difference between Temple Ochre and Beige?

ΔE 12 (fair). Beige is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Temple Ochre vs Beige

Temple Ochre

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3211
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cca05d (estimate)

Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.074
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #debc6b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Beige is a little lighter, cooler than Temple Ochre.

Can I use Beige instead of Temple Ochre?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Beige is a little lighter, cooler than Temple Ochre.

Can I use Temple Ochre instead of Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Temple 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 Temple Ochre on the colour wheel See Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Temple Ochre

Temple Ochre vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Beige
Temple Ochre vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beige
Temple Ochre vs Pale Sand (70.837)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Beige

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Beige

Beige vs Sun-bleached Bone (1823)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Temple Ochre
Beige vs Zombie Flesh (1822)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair
Beige vs Sandstorm (1884)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Temple Ochre equivalents · Beige equivalents