What is the difference between Desert Uniform Base and Earth?

ΔE 6 (close). Earth is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Uniform Base vs Earth

Desert Uniform Base

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

Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.062
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a07135 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Earth is a little lighter than Desert Uniform Base.

Can I use Earth instead of Desert Uniform Base?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Earth is a little lighter than Desert Uniform Base.

Can I use Desert Uniform Base instead of Earth?

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 Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Uniform Base

Desert Uniform Base vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Desert Uniform Base vs Ochre Brown (70.856)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
Desert Uniform Base vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Earth

Earth vs Nº6 Earth Yellow (FS30257) (AK11337)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Uniform Base
Earth vs Green-Brown (AK11126)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close
Earth vs RAF Middle Stone (AK11846)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Desert Uniform Base equivalents · Earth equivalents