What is the difference between Rage Brown and Desert Ochre?

ΔE 15 (loose). Desert Ochre is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rage Brown vs Desert Ochre

Rage Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN36
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #7c2a1b (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 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Desert Ochre is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Rage Brown.

Can I use Desert Ochre instead of Rage Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Desert Ochre is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Rage Brown.

Can I use Rage Brown instead of Desert Ochre?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Rage Brown

Rage Brown vs Seraph Red (72.479)Xpress Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Desert Ochre
Rage Brown vs Plasma Red (72.406)Xpress Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Desert Ochre
Rage Brown vs Velvet Red (72.407)Xpress Color · ΔE 19, loose

Other Scale75 paints close to Desert Ochre

Desert Ochre vs Endurance Brown (SIN35)Instant Colors · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Rage Brown
Desert Ochre vs Demon Brown (SIN44)Instant Colors · ΔE 17, loose
Desert Ochre vs Werewolf Brown (SIN01)Instant Colors · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Rage Brown equivalents · Desert Ochre equivalents