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Make a free guideLooking for a Desert Ochre equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Desert Ochre (Vallejo Xpress Color) in Vallejo Game Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Citadel Colour, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Quickshade, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Colour Primer, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Fanatic, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Warpaints, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color Effects, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Wash, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Desert Ochre, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Golden ArmourArmy Painter SpeedpaintGreat match
- Shade 1Japanese BrownAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseDesert OchreVallejo Xpress Color
- Highlight 1Warm FleshMonument Pro AcrylGreat match
- Highlight 2Off WhiteAK Interactive Artist Dense AcrylicGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.