Paint Equivalents

Dark Ochre

Kimera Kolors · Kimera Kolors Expansion Set 1 · PBR 48

#956B23 · L*48.3 a*9.8 b*44.8

The closest match to Kimera Kolors Dark Ochre in every other range, nearest first.

Kimera Kolors Dark Ochre is a mid-toned, saturated orange. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive US Field Drab -23- at ΔE 1.7. 18 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

What is the closest equivalent to Kimera Kolors Dark Ochre?

AK Interactive US Field Drab -23- is the closest equivalent to Kimera Kolors Dark Ochre in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Starlight Gold (ΔE 1.9) and Green Stuff World Mustard Yellow (ΔE 2.3).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Kimera Kolors Dark Ochre?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Military Yellow, ΔE 3.1 — a very close substitute. The full Kimera Kolors to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Kimera Kolors Dark Ochre Shop AK Interactive US Field Drab -23- Shop AK Interactive Figures set

Dark Ochre equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A US Field Drab -23- Figures AK3075 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. A Japanese Brown Standard (3rd Gen) AK11123 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Dark Ochre equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Starlight Gold Acrylic Colors 6467 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. C Yellow Ochre Pure™ Artist Pigment 6389 ΔE 4.1 · close

Dark Ochre equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Mustard Yellow Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Misted Yellow Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.7 · close

Dark Ochre equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B Khaki Acrylics - Matt 26 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. E Natural Wood Acrylics - Matt 110 ΔE 10.8 · far

Dark Ochre equivalent in Reaper

  1. B NMM Gold Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9301 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Green Ochre Master Series Paints Core Colors 9128 ΔE 4.5 · close

Dark Ochre equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Japan Uniform Base TC-0230 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Middlestone Raf TC-0113 ΔE 6.9 · similar

Dark Ochre equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Military Yellow Xpress Color 72.453 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Gold Model Color 70.996 ΔE 3.6 · close

Dark Ochre equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Iridescent Rich Gold Heavy Body Acrylix 235 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. D Bronze Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix 530 ΔE 7.1 · similar

Dark Ochre equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Yellow Ocre Artist Range ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. C Cokum Copper Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.7 · close

Dark Ochre equivalent in Foundry

  1. C Deep Brown Leather Light Paint System 45C ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Palomino Shade Paint System 56A ΔE 3.8 · close

Dark Ochre equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Golden Sunset Colors 21186 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. E Crushed Curry Gloss™ 20265E ΔE 10.2 · far

Dark Ochre equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C Green Brown RAL 8000 Mr Paint MRP-213 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Gold Mr Paint MRP-153 ΔE 6.1 · similar

Dark Ochre in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Citadel #A07409 Tallarn Sand Air ΔE 5.3
Mig #816116 Old Brass Acrylics ΔE 5.7
P3 #946839 Bootstrap Leather Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.7
Revell #8C673B Dark Earth (RAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.0
The Army Painter #907317 Hoplite Gold Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 6.1
Tamiya #826636 Brown (JGSDF) Spray ΔE 6.3
Mission Models #7E6219 Sand Merdec ΔE 6.5
Italeri #855F30 Earth Red Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.8
Monument #8D5C25 Flameon Dark Orange Brown Pro Signature Series ΔE 6.9
Coat d'Arms #9A7C33 Mid Stone World War II Range ΔE 6.9
Golden #AF791B Nickel Azo Yellow Fluid ΔE 7.4
Mr. Hobby #A17E4E Japanese Khaki Mr Color ΔE 8.4
Creature #967E51 Light Bronze Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 9.3
Acrilex #B68031 Caramelo Paints ΔE 9.5
Warcolours #9E844B Transparent Ochre Transparent paints ΔE 9.9
Duncan #776742 Ancient Gold Wave 3 ΔE 10.7
Arteza #BA7335 Oxide Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 10.9
Turbo Dork #805D49 Death By ΔE 14.6

Nearest colours inside Kimera Kolors

  1. D Golden Brown Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 6.8 · similar
  2. E Mars Orange Expansion Set 1 ΔE 11.3 · far
  3. E Kiwi Brown Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 13.5 · far
  4. E Oxide Brown Light Expansion Set 1 ΔE 13.8 · far
  5. E Honey Moon Yellow Expansion Set 1 ΔE 14.9 · far
  6. E Caucasian Skintone Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 16.1 · far

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