What is the difference between Dark Ochre and Beige?

ΔE 30 (loose). Beige is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Ochre vs Beige

Dark Ochre

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e28d1c (estimate)

Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.917
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d7b65b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 30.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Beige is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Dark Ochre.

Can I use Beige instead of Dark Ochre?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 30). Beige is a little lighter, much more muted, cooler than Dark Ochre.

Can I use Dark Ochre instead of Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Ochre is a little darker, much more saturated, 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 Dark Ochre on the colour wheel See Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Ochre

Dark Ochre vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Beige
Dark Ochre vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beige
Dark Ochre vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beige

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Beige

Beige vs Shiny Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Dark Ochre
Beige vs Peach Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Dark Ochre
Beige vs Yellow Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 30, loose · closer than Dark Ochre

All matches: Dark Ochre equivalents · Beige equivalents