What is the difference between Desert Uniform Base and Camo Sand?

ΔE 9 (close). Camo Sand is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Uniform Base vs Camo Sand

Desert Uniform Base

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11440
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #936922 (estimate)

Camo Sand

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4043P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ad7d33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Camo Sand is a little lighter than Desert Uniform Base.

Can I use Camo Sand instead of Desert Uniform Base?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Camo Sand is a little lighter than Desert Uniform Base.

Can I use Desert Uniform Base instead of Camo Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Uniform Base is a little darker.

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 Uniform Base on the colour wheel See Camo Sand on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Desert Uniform Base

Desert Uniform Base vs Dark DAK Sand (WP4144P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, fair
Desert Uniform Base vs Barren YellowWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, fair
Desert Uniform Base vs Desert YellowWarpaints Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Camo Sand

Camo Sand vs Golden Brown (AK11117)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Uniform Base
Camo Sand vs Green-Brown (AK11126)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Desert Uniform Base
Camo Sand vs RAF Middle Stone (AK11846)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Desert Uniform Base

All matches: Desert Uniform Base equivalents · Camo Sand equivalents