What is the difference between Dark Ochre and Scrofulous Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Scrofulous Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Ochre vs Scrofulous Brown

Dark Ochre

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

Scrofulous Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.038
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d87e18 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Scrofulous Brown is a little darker than Dark Ochre.

Can I use Scrofulous Brown instead of Dark Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Scrofulous Brown is a little darker than Dark Ochre.

Can I use Dark Ochre instead of Scrofulous Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Ochre is a little lighter.

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 Scrofulous Brown 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 Scrofulous Brown
Dark Ochre vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scrofulous Brown
Dark Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Scrofulous Brown

Scrofulous Brown vs Golden Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dark Ochre
Scrofulous Brown vs Mars Orange (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 17, loose
Scrofulous Brown vs Diarylide Yellow (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 20, loose

All matches: Dark Ochre equivalents · Scrofulous Brown equivalents