What is the difference between Medium Sea Grey and US Desert Arm.?

ΔE 6 (close). US Desert Arm. is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Sea Grey vs US Desert Arm.

Medium Sea Grey

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11014
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #95937d (estimate)

US Desert Arm.

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.122
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a09076 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Desert Arm. is warmer than Medium Sea Grey.

Can I use US Desert Arm. instead of Medium Sea Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). US Desert Arm. is warmer than Medium Sea Grey.

Can I use Medium Sea Grey instead of US Desert Arm.?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Sea Grey is 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 Medium Sea Grey on the colour wheel See US Desert Arm. on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Sea Grey

Medium Sea Grey vs Deck Tan (70.986)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Medium Sea Grey vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Medium Sea Grey vs IDF Sand Grey (71.141)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.

Other AK Interactive paints close to US Desert Arm.

US Desert Arm. vs IJN J3 SP (Amber Grey) (AK11892)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Medium Sea Grey
US Desert Arm. vs RAF Camouflage Beige (Hemp) BS381C/389 (AK11856)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Sea Grey
US Desert Arm. vs Warm Grey (AK11009)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close · closer than Medium Sea Grey

All matches: Medium Sea Grey equivalents · US Desert Arm. equivalents