What is the difference between Dark Ochre and Fairy Flesh?

ΔE 31 (loose). Fairy Flesh is noticeably lighter, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Ochre vs Fairy Flesh

Dark Ochre

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

Fairy Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.007
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #fbca75 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 30.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fairy Flesh is noticeably lighter, much more muted, cooler than Dark Ochre.

Can I use Fairy Flesh instead of Dark Ochre?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 31). Fairy Flesh is noticeably lighter, much more muted, cooler than Dark Ochre.

Can I use Dark Ochre instead of Fairy Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Ochre is noticeably 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 Fairy Flesh 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 Fairy Flesh
Dark Ochre vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fairy Flesh
Dark Ochre vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fairy Flesh

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Fairy Flesh

Fairy Flesh vs Shiny Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, close · closer than Dark Ochre
Fairy Flesh vs Peach Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dark Ochre
Fairy Flesh vs Cloudy Sky (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 29, loose · closer than Dark Ochre

All matches: Dark Ochre equivalents · Fairy Flesh equivalents