# Tau Light Ochre (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Tau Light Ochre (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Bronze Brown, Army Painter Demigod Flames and Two Thin Coats Manticore Ochre, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/tau-light-ochre

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Tau Light Ochre: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #bc6b10. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Tau Light Ochre

Range

[Citadel Layer](/paints/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 Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bronze-brown-76-036) Vallejo Game Air 76.036 ΔE 3.0

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Demigod Flames](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/demigod-flames) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 8.4

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Manticore Ochre](/paints/two-thin-coats/manticore-ochre) ΔE 13.6

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Fire Giant Orange](/paints/speedpaint-2/fire-giant-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8
- [Nuclear Sunrise](/paints/speedpaint-2/nuclear-sunrise) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1
- [Warrior Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/warrior-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Demigod Flames](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/demigod-flames) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Lava Orange](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/lava-orange) approximate ΔE 12.9
- [Flickering Flame](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/flickering-flame) approximate ΔE 13.8

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.6
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.3
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.6

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 12.4
- [Screaming Bell](/paints/citadel-base/screaming-bell) approximate ΔE 12.6
- [Hobgrot Hide](/paints/citadel-base/hobgrot-hide) approximate ΔE 15.6

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Iyanden Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/iyanden-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Ironjawz Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/ironjawz-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Magmadroth Flame](/paints/citadel-contrast/magmadroth-flame) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.6

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.5
- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.9

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Manticore Ochre](/paints/two-thin-coats/manticore-ochre) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 13.6
- [Dry Rust Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/dry-rust-brown) safe substitute ΔE 5.9
- [Dark Sun Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/dark-sun-yellow) approximate ΔE 8.8

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Bronze Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bronze-brown-76-036) near match ΔE 3.0
- [Gold Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/gold-yellow-76-007) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Parasite Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/parasite-brown-76-042) approximate ΔE 7.9

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Bronze Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bronze-brown-72-036) near match ΔE 3.0
- [Scrofulous Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scrofulous-brown-72-038) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Plague Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/plague-brown-72-039) safe substitute ΔE 5.3

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Fuel Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/fuel-stains-gloss-69-814) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Orange Fluorescent](/paints/vallejo-mecha/orange-fluorescent-69-055) approximate ΔE 11.7
- [Orange](/paints/vallejo-mecha/orange-69-007) approximate ΔE 14.1

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.9
- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.0
- [Burnt Iron](/paints/vallejo-metal/burnt-iron-77-721) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.0

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Light Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-rust-76-505) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4
- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-200) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4
- [Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/rust-76-506) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Desert Ochre](/paints/vallejo-xpress/desert-ochre-72-454) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Chameleon Orange](/paints/vallejo-xpress/chameleon-orange-72-455) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Khaki Drill](/paints/vallejo-xpress/khaki-drill-72-451) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Gehenna Gold](/paints/citadel-layer/gehenna-gold) safe substitute ΔE 3.7
- [Brass Scorpion](/paints/citadel-layer/brass-scorpion) approximate ΔE 9.1
- [Castellax Bronze](/paints/citadel-layer/castellax-bronze) approximate ΔE 9.5

Every pot in [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer) has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Citadel](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=citadel-layer-tau-light-ochre)

##  Questions

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.