What is the difference between Ares Flesh and Orange Ochre?

ΔE 19 (loose). Orange Ochre is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ares Flesh vs Orange Ochre

Ares Flesh

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bb8e68 (estimate)

Orange Ochre

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.824
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e7d36 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orange Ochre is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler than Ares Flesh.

Can I use Orange Ochre instead of Ares Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Orange Ochre is a little darker, much more saturated, cooler than Ares Flesh.

Can I use Ares Flesh instead of Orange Ochre?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ares Flesh is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer.

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 Ares Flesh on the colour wheel See Orange Ochre on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ares Flesh

Ares Flesh vs USAF Tan (71.348)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Orange Ochre
Ares Flesh vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Orange Ochre
Ares Flesh vs US Earth Yellow (71.291)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Orange Ochre

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Orange Ochre

Orange Ochre vs Panzer YellowTriads: shadows · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ares Flesh
Orange Ochre vs Dark Sun YellowTriads: shadows · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Ares Flesh
Orange Ochre vs Flak Gun YellowTriads: midtones · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Ares Flesh

All matches: Ares Flesh equivalents · Orange Ochre equivalents