What is the difference between Desert Sand and New Wood?

ΔE 6 (close). New Wood is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Sand vs New Wood

Desert Sand

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17079
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #86633f (estimate)

New Wood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.770
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a5639 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. New Wood is a little darker, warmer than Desert Sand.

Can I use New Wood instead of Desert Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). New Wood is a little darker, warmer than Desert Sand.

Can I use Desert Sand instead of New Wood?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Sand is a little lighter, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Desert Sand on the colour wheel See New Wood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Sand

Desert Sand vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than New Wood
Desert Sand vs Brown Green (71.030)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than New Wood
Desert Sand vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than New Wood

Other AK Interactive paints close to New Wood

New Wood vs Field Drab (AK11435)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Desert Sand
New Wood vs Ochre Green (AK17075)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Sand
New Wood vs Tan Earth (AK11121)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Sand

All matches: Desert Sand equivalents · New Wood equivalents