What is the difference between Desert Uniform Base and Wood?

ΔE 10 (fair). Wood is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Uniform Base vs Wood

Desert Uniform Base

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

Wood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.077
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c6937 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Wood is more muted, warmer than Desert Uniform Base.

Can I use Wood instead of Desert Uniform Base?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Wood is more muted, warmer than Desert Uniform Base.

Can I use Desert Uniform Base instead of Wood?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Uniform Base is more saturated, 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 Uniform Base on the colour wheel See Wood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Uniform Base

Desert Uniform Base vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Wood
Desert Uniform Base vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Wood
Desert Uniform Base vs Ochre Brown (70.856)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Wood

Other AK Interactive paints close to Wood

Wood vs Nº6 Earth Yellow (FS30257) (AK11337)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Uniform Base
Wood vs Cork (AK11119)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 10, close · closer than Desert Uniform Base
Wood vs British Uniform Lights (AK11438)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Desert Uniform Base equivalents · Wood equivalents