§ PAINT · 11th edition
Tau Light OchreCitadel Layer opaque, hex #bc6b10. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Tau Light Ochre
- Range
- Citadel Layer
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #bc6b10
- Hex source
- community data
Tau Light Ochre equivalents
One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.
Vallejo equivalent
Bronze BrownVallejo Game Air76.036ΔE 3.0near matchArmy Painter equivalent
Demigod FlamesWarpaints FanaticΔE 8.4approximateTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Manticore OchreΔE 13.6◆ maker’s pickapproximate
Tau Light Ochre is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Bronze Brown from Vallejo Game Air at ΔE 3.0, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 offer a near match and 2 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Fire Giant Orange⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.8
- Nuclear Sunrise⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.1
- Warrior Skin⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.6
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Demigod FlamesapproximateΔE 8.4
- Lava OrangeapproximateΔE 12.9
- Flickering FlameapproximateΔE 13.8
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Light Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.6
- Sepia Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.3
- Orange Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 25.6
Citadel Base
- Ratskin FleshapproximateΔE 12.4
- Screaming BellapproximateΔE 12.6
- Hobgrot HideapproximateΔE 15.6
Citadel Contrast
- Iyanden Yellow⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.3
- Ironjawz Yellow⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.1
- Magmadroth Flame⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.6
Citadel Shade
- Casandora Yellow⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.7
- Cryptek Armourshade Gloss⚠ cross-finishΔE 23.5
- Mortarion Grime⚠ cross-finishΔE 26.9
Two Thin Coats
- Manticore Ochre◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 13.6
- Dry Rust Brownsafe substituteΔE 5.9
- Dark Sun YellowapproximateΔE 8.8
Vallejo Game Air
- Bronze Brownnear matchΔE 3.0
- Gold Yellowsafe substituteΔE 6.0
- Parasite BrownapproximateΔE 7.9
Vallejo Game Color
- Bronze Brownnear matchΔE 3.0
- Scrofulous Brownsafe substituteΔE 5.1
- Plague Brownsafe substituteΔE 5.3
Vallejo Mecha Color
- Fuel Stains (Gloss)safe substituteΔE 6.9
- Orange FluorescentapproximateΔE 11.7
- OrangeapproximateΔE 14.1
Vallejo Metal Color
- Copper⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.9
- Gold⚠ cross-finishΔE 24.0
- Burnt Iron⚠ cross-finishΔE 26.0
Vallejo Wash
- Light Rust⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.4
- Sepia Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.4
- Rust⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.8
Vallejo Xpress
- Desert Ochre⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.6
- Chameleon Orange⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.2
- Khaki Drill⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.3
Also in Citadel Layer
- Gehenna Goldsafe substituteΔE 3.7
- Brass ScorpionapproximateΔE 9.1
- Castellax BronzeapproximateΔE 9.5
Every pot in Citadel Layer has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: Citadel to Vallejo, Citadel to Army Painter, Citadel to Two Thin Coats, Vallejo to Citadel, Army Painter to Citadel, Two Thin Coats to Citadel.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Tau Light Ochre?
- Bronze Brown from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 3.0: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Tau Light Ochre?
- Demigod Flames from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 8.4: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Tau Light Ochre?
- Manticore Ochre from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 13.6 apart.