# Desert Ochre (Vallejo Xpress) Paint Equivalents

> Desert Ochre (Vallejo Xpress, 72.454) equivalents: Citadel Ironjawz Yellow and Army Painter Hardened Leather, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-xpress/desert-ochre-72-454

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Desert Ochre: Vallejo Xpress contrast, 72.454, hex #9d6729. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Desert Ochre

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Code

72.454

Hex

#9d6729

Hex source

community data

## Desert Ochre equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Ironjawz Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/ironjawz-yellow) Citadel Contrast ΔE 8.9

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Hardened Leather](/paints/speedpaint-2/hardened-leather) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 8.7

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Dry Rust Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/dry-rust-brown) ΔE 8.5

    ⚠ cross-finish

Desert Ochre is a contrast paint from Vallejo Xpress. The closest paint in any other range is Hardened Leather from Speedpaint 2.0 at ΔE 8.7, an approximation. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and none 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)

- [Hardened Leather](/paints/speedpaint-2/hardened-leather) approximate ΔE 8.7
- [Warrior Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/warrior-skin) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Glittering Loot](/paints/speedpaint-2/glittering-loot) approximate ΔE 10.6

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

- [Weapon Bronze](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/weapon-bronze) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9
- [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Greedy Gold](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/greedy-gold) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.8
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.6
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.2

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

- [Balthasar Gold](/paints/citadel-base/balthasar-gold) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5
- [Warplock Bronze](/paints/citadel-base/warplock-bronze) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6

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

- [Ironjawz Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/ironjawz-yellow) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Nazdreg Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/nazdreg-yellow) approximate ΔE 13.7
- [Snakebite Leather](/paints/citadel-contrast/snakebite-leather) approximate ΔE 14.3

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Brass Scorpion](/paints/citadel-layer/brass-scorpion) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0
- [Balor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/balor-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Tau Light Ochre](/paints/citadel-layer/tau-light-ochre) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6

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

- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.1
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.3
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.8

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

- [Dry Rust Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/dry-rust-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Boot Strap Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/boot-strap-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7
- [Vambrace Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/vambrace-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9

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

- [Desert Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/desert-yellow-76-063) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.9
- [Leather Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/leather-brown-76-040) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Bronze Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bronze-brown-76-036) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.0

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

- [Desert Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-color/desert-yellow-72-063) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.9
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/brown-72-092) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.9
- [Scrofulous Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scrofulous-brown-72-038) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.0

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

- [Fuel Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/fuel-stains-gloss-69-814) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.6
- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-mecha/copper-69-061) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Oil Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oil-stains-gloss-69-813) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3

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

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.3
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.4
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.7

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

- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-200) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [European Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/european-dust-76-523) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Dark Khaki Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-khaki-green-76-520) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3

## Also in Vallejo Xpress

- [Military Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/military-yellow-72-453) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Rotten Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/rotten-flesh-72-452) approximate ΔE 11.8
- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) approximate ΔE 13.1

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

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=vallejo-xpress-desert-ochre-72-454)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Desert Ochre?

Ironjawz Yellow from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 8.9: the nearest contrast paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Desert Ochre?

Hardened Leather from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 8.7: the nearest contrast paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Desert Ochre?

Dry Rust Brown from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 8.5. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.