What is the difference between Poison Green and Ochre?

ΔE 7 (close). Ochre is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Poison Green vs Ochre

Poison Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c5824 (estimate)

Ochre

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

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ochre is a little lighter, more muted than Poison Green.

Can I use Ochre instead of Poison Green?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Ochre is a little lighter, more muted than Poison Green.

Can I use Poison Green instead of Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Poison Green 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 Poison Green on the colour wheel See Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Poison Green

Poison Green vs Green Brown (70.879)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ochre
Poison Green vs Earth Green (Early) (70.611)Model Air · ΔE 10, close
Poison Green vs Green Yellow (70.881)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Ochre

Ochre vs Fallen Grass (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 18, loose
Ochre vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 19, loose
Ochre vs Ground Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Poison Green equivalents · Ochre equivalents