Tau Light Ochre
Citadel · Air / Layer
#BC6B10 · L*53.2 a*26.6 b*57.5
The closest match to Citadel Tau Light Ochre in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Tau Light Ochre is a mid-toned, vivid orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Apple Barrel Crushed Curry at ΔE 0.8. 21 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.
This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Tau Light Ochre?
Apple Barrel Crushed Curry is the closest equivalent to Citadel Tau Light Ochre in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Golden Nickel Azo Yellow (ΔE 1.9) and Reaper Cursed Gold (ΔE 2.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Tau Light Ochre?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Bronze Brown, ΔE 3.0 — a very close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Tau Light Ochre Shop Apple Barrel Crushed Curry Shop Apple Barrel Gloss™ set
Tau Light Ochre equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Crushed Curry Gloss™ 20265E ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- D Apricot Colors 20764 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Tau Light Ochre equivalent in Golden
- A Nickel Azo Yellow Heavy Body 1225 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide Fluid 2386 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Tau Light Ochre equivalent in Reaper
- B Cursed Gold Master Series Paints Bones 9464 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Suntan Flesh Master Series Paints Bones 9482 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Tau Light Ochre equivalent in Vallejo
- B Bronze Brown Game Color 72.036 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Bronze Brown Game Air 76.036 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Tau Light Ochre equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Leather Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Foxhide Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.2 · close
Tau Light Ochre equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Deep Buff Bs360 Mr Paint MRP-378 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D RLM 79 Sandgelb I. Mr Paint MRP-068 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Tau Light Ochre equivalent in Arteza
- C Oxide Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints A301 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Pearl Copper Gold Acrylic Premium Paints A729 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Tau Light Ochre equivalent in Mig
- C Metallic Orange Acrylics AMIG0189 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Red Primer Shine Primers AMIG0923 ΔE 9.7 · similar
Tau Light Ochre equivalent in Scale75
- C Chink Orange Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Ogre Brown Instant Colors Range ΔE 5.2 · similar
Tau Light Ochre equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Rust Red Aqueous Hobby Color H453 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Copper Acrysion N10 ΔE 5.5 · similar
Tau Light Ochre equivalent in P3
- D Bloodtracker Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Kapitan Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Tau Light Ochre equivalent in Duncan
- D Dry Rust Brown Wave 2 ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Dark Sun Yellow Wave 1 ΔE 8.8 · similar
Tau Light Ochre in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundry | #C57B3A | Tan Light Paint System | ΔE 5.9 |
| FolkArt | #BF6F38 | Vivid Orange Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 6.0 |
| Monument | #B47A30 | Rich Gold Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| AK Interactive | #A55D09 | Brass Metallic (3rd Gen) | ΔE 6.6 |
| Warcolours | #C67F23 | Metallic Choco Metallic paints | ΔE 6.7 |
| Tamiya | #CC5C03 | Copper Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 7.1 |
| The Army Painter | #CC7D00 | Greedy Gold Warpaints | ΔE 7.1 |
| Italeri | #BB7A47 | US Army / Mar.Gulf Arm Sand Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.3 |
| Humbrol | #B45815 | Bronze Metallic Acrylics - Metallics | ΔE 7.8 |
| Acrilex | #B68031 | Caramelo Paints | ΔE 8.3 |
| Mission Models | #B78240 | Sandgelb RLM 79 | ΔE 8.5 |
| Liquitex | #C38111 | Indian Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.6 |
| Revell | #9C6836 | Wood Brown Email Color - Silk | ΔE 8.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #D66C30 | Italian Red Earth World War II Range | ΔE 9.1 |
| Creature | #BB841F | Yellow Ochre Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #956B23 | Dark Ochre Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 10.6 |
| Tom Color | #A37D3E | Middlestone Raf | ΔE 11.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #E48558 | Two Cents | ΔE 14.4 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- C Gehenna Gold Layer ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Fuegan Orange Shade ΔE 8.0 · similar
- D Tausept Ochre Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Iyanden Yellow Contrast ΔE 8.3 · similar
- D Brass Scorpion Layer ΔE 9.1 · similar
- D Castellax Bronze Air ΔE 9.5 · similar
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