What is the difference between Werewolf Brown and Desert Ochre?

ΔE 24 (loose). Desert Ochre is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Werewolf Brown vs Desert Ochre

Werewolf Brown

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN01
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #543c36 (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 24.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Desert Ochre is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Werewolf Brown.

Can I use Desert Ochre instead of Werewolf Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Desert Ochre is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Werewolf Brown.

Can I use Werewolf Brown instead of Desert Ochre?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Werewolf Brown

Werewolf Brown vs Zombie Flesh (72.470)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Desert Ochre
Werewolf Brown vs Wasteland Brown (72.420)Xpress Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Desert Ochre
Werewolf Brown vs Battledress Brown (72.473)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 Werewolf Brown
Desert Ochre vs Rage Brown (SIN36)Instant Colors · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Werewolf Brown
Desert Ochre vs Demon Brown (SIN44)Instant Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Werewolf Brown

All matches: Werewolf Brown equivalents · Desert Ochre equivalents