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

ΔE 6 (close). US Desert Arm. is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Grey vs US Desert Arm.

Warm Grey

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11009
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8a085 (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 a little darker, warmer than Warm Grey.

Can I use US Desert Arm. instead of Warm Grey?

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

Can I use Warm Grey instead of US Desert Arm.?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Warm Grey

Warm Grey vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Warm Grey vs IDF Sand Grey (71.141)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Warm Grey vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 4, 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 Warm Grey
US Desert Arm. vs RAF Camouflage Beige (Hemp) BS381C/389 (AK11856)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Warm Grey
US Desert Arm. vs Medium Sea Grey (AK11014)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close

All matches: Warm Grey equivalents · US Desert Arm. equivalents