What is the difference between Desert Brown and Yellow Ochre?

ΔE 9 (close). Yellow Ochre is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Brown vs Yellow Ochre

Desert Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA46
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d09544 (estimate)

Yellow Ochre

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.913
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d6a13c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Yellow Ochre is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Desert Brown.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Desert Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Yellow Ochre is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Desert Brown.

Can I use Desert Brown instead of Yellow Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Brown is a little darker, 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 Desert Brown on the colour wheel See Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Brown

Desert Brown vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Desert Brown vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 10, close
Desert Brown vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Sulfide Yellow (NA24)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Desert Brown
Yellow Ochre vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 23, loose
Yellow Ochre vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 28, loose

All matches: Desert Brown equivalents · Yellow Ochre equivalents