What is the difference between Ground Brown and Ochre?

ΔE 21 (loose). Ochre is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ground Brown vs Ochre

Ground Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #775b53 (estimate)

Ochre

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.081
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #686137 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ochre is more saturated, cooler than Ground Brown.

Can I use Ochre instead of Ground Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Ochre is more saturated, cooler than Ground Brown.

Can I use Ground Brown instead of Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ground Brown is more muted, 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 Ground Brown on the colour wheel See Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ground Brown

Ground Brown vs US Earth Red (71.293)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Ochre
Ground Brown vs Saddle Brown (70.940)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ochre
Ground Brown vs Mahogany Brown (70.846)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ochre

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Ochre

Ochre vs Poison Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ground Brown
Ochre vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Ground Brown
Ochre vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Ground Brown

All matches: Ground Brown equivalents · Ochre equivalents