What is the difference between Temple Ochre and Pale Sand?

ΔE 10 (close). Pale Sand is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Temple Ochre vs Pale Sand

Temple Ochre

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

Pale Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.837
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dbb779 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Sand is a little lighter, more muted than Temple Ochre.

Can I use Pale Sand instead of Temple Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Pale Sand is a little lighter, more muted than Temple Ochre.

Can I use Temple Ochre instead of Pale Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Temple Ochre is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Pale Sand 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 Pale Sand
Temple Ochre vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pale Sand
Temple Ochre vs Khaki (72.061)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Pale Sand

Pale Sand vs Sun-bleached Bone (1823)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Temple Ochre
Pale Sand vs Sandstorm (1884)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Temple Ochre
Pale Sand vs Khaki Bone (4129)Opaque Colors · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Temple Ochre equivalents · Pale Sand equivalents