What is the difference between Yellow Ochre and Beasty Brown?

ΔE 14 (fair). Beasty Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Ochre vs Beasty Brown

Yellow Ochre

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb7712 (estimate)

Beasty Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b66724 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Beasty Brown is a little darker, more muted than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Beasty Brown instead of Yellow Ochre?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Beasty Brown is a little darker, more muted than Yellow Ochre.

Can I use Yellow Ochre instead of Beasty Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Ochre is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Yellow Ochre on the colour wheel See Beasty Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Ochre

Yellow Ochre vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Beasty Brown
Yellow Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beasty Brown
Yellow Ochre vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Beasty Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Beasty Brown

Beasty Brown vs Vulcan Orange (SFG37)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Beasty Brown vs Orange Leather (SC28)Scalecolor · ΔE 7, close · closer than Yellow Ochre
Beasty Brown vs Mars Orange (SC39)Scalecolor · ΔE 9, close · closer than Yellow Ochre

All matches: Yellow Ochre equivalents · Beasty Brown equivalents