What is the difference between Light Moss Green and Ochre?

ΔE 13 (fair). Ochre is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Moss Green vs Ochre

Light Moss Green

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #445223 (estimate)

Ochre

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

How close are they?

ΔE 13.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Ochre is a little lighter, warmer than Light Moss Green.

Can I use Ochre instead of Light Moss Green?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Ochre is a little lighter, warmer than Light Moss Green.

Can I use Light Moss Green instead of Ochre?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Moss Green

Light Moss Green vs Olive Green (70.967)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ochre
Light Moss Green vs Uniform Green (70.922)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ochre
Light Moss Green vs Green Zinc Chrom. (71.094)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ochre

Other Scale75 paints close to Ochre

Ochre vs Gobi Brown (SC12)Scalecolor · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Moss Green
Ochre vs Ardennes Green (SC45)Scalecolor · ΔE 14, fair
Ochre vs Merm Green (SFG20)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Light Moss Green equivalents · Ochre equivalents