What is the difference between Demon Brown and Desert Ochre?

ΔE 17 (loose). Desert Ochre is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Demon Brown vs Desert Ochre

Demon Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN44
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #662521 (estimate)

Desert Ochre

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.454
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #774222 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Desert Ochre is a little lighter, warmer than Demon Brown.

Can I use Desert Ochre instead of Demon Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Desert Ochre is a little lighter, warmer than Demon Brown.

Can I use Demon Brown instead of Desert Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Demon Brown is a little darker, cooler.

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 Demon Brown on the colour wheel See Desert Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Demon Brown

Demon Brown vs Seraph Red (72.479)Xpress Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Desert Ochre
Demon Brown vs Dwarf Skin (72.402)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Desert Ochre
Demon Brown vs Velvet Red (72.407)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Desert Ochre

Other Scale75 paints close to Desert Ochre

Desert Ochre vs Endurance Brown (SIN35)Instant Colors · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Demon Brown
Desert Ochre vs Rage Brown (SIN36)Instant Colors · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Demon Brown
Desert Ochre vs Werewolf Brown (SIN01)Instant Colors · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Demon Brown equivalents · Desert Ochre equivalents