Ochre 3
Warcolours · Layer paints
#DB9D2C · L*69.0 a*13.6 b*63.6
The closest match to Warcolours Ochre 3 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Ochre 3 is a light, vivid orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Medium Yellow at ΔE 0.5. 8 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Ochre 3?
FolkArt Medium Yellow is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Ochre 3 in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Reaper NMM Gold Base (ΔE 1.8) and Mr. Hobby Clear Brown (ΔE 1.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Ochre 3?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Nuclear Yellow, ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Ochre 3 Shop FolkArt Medium Yellow (Pure™ Artist Pigment) Shop FolkArt Pure™ Artist Pigment set
Ochre 3 equivalent in FolkArt
- A Medium Yellow Pure™ Artist Pigment 7102 ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
- C School Bus Yellow Acrylic Colors 736 ΔE 3.7 · close
Ochre 3 equivalent in Reaper
- A NMM Gold Base Master Series Paints Core Colors 9302 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Bronzed Skin Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9261 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Ochre 3 equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Clear Brown Mr Clear Color GX GX109 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Cream Yellow Acrysion N34 ΔE 4.2 · close
Ochre 3 equivalent in Citadel
- A Zamesi Desert Layer ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Leprous Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.9 · similar
Ochre 3 equivalent in AK Interactive
- B British Sand Yellow AFV (3rd Gen) AK11362 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Mustard Yellow AFV (3rd Gen) AK11366 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Ochre 3 equivalent in Vallejo
- B Nuclear Yellow Xpress Color 72.404 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Yellow RLM04 Model Air 71.078 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Ochre 3 equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Arrakis Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Amber Orange Candy Ink Metallic ΔE 6.5 · similar
Ochre 3 equivalent in Tamiya
- B Desert yellow Acrylics Mini Flat XF-59 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Light sand Spray TS-46 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Ochre 3 equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Yellow Colors 20502 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Golden Yellow Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21966E ΔE 3.8 · close
Ochre 3 equivalent in Golden
- B Naples Yellow Deep SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6695 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Yellow Oxide SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6700 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Ochre 3 equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B Diarylide Yellow Expansion Set 1 PY 170 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Warm Yellow Pure Pigments PY83 ΔE 4.3 · close
Ochre 3 equivalent in Foundry
- C Butter Fudge Light Paint System 55C ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Ochre Shade Paint System 4A ΔE 4.2 · close
Ochre 3 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #EBA92F | Yellow Clear Mr Paint | ΔE 3.7 |
| Liquitex | #DEA301 | Cadmium-free Yellow Medium Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.9 |
| The Army Painter | #CB9413 | Sand Golem Speedpaint Set 2.0 | ΔE 3.9 |
| Duncan | #E9A544 | Flaming Forge Orange Wave 2 | ΔE 4.0 |
| Humbrol | #D69C4A | Sand Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 4.1 |
| Italeri | #C9973B | Giallo Mimetico 3 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mig | #D8A64F | Sand Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 4.2 |
| Scale75 | #F0A001 | SS Camo Golden Brown Warfront Range | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mission Models | #E4AE44 | New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) | ΔE 4.7 |
| Arteza | #CE8E2A | Yellow Ochre Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.8 |
| Creature | #DBAC44 | Golden Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.2 |
| P3 | #F4AF46 | Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Monument | #DDA55B | Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.8 |
| Acrilex | #FBB147 | Melao Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Tom Color | #F4B215 | FS 13655 | ΔE 6.9 |
| Revell | #FEA500 | Yellow Email Color - Silk | ΔE 6.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FEB101 | Golden Yellow Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #F4BC64 | Gold Rush | ΔE 8.6 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- A One-coat Ochre One-coat paints ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
- C Ochre 4 Layer paints ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Yellow 5 Layer paints ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Orange 2 Layer paints ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D Metallic Brown Metallic paints ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Metallic Bright Gold Metallic paints ΔE 9.1 · similar
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