What is the difference between Wood Base and US Desert Arm.?

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

Wood Base vs US Desert Arm.

Wood Base

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11351
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #998e69 (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 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Desert Arm. is more muted, warmer than Wood Base.

Can I use US Desert Arm. instead of Wood Base?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). US Desert Arm. is more muted, warmer than Wood Base.

Can I use Wood Base instead of US Desert Arm.?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Wood Base

Wood Base vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Wood Base vs Loam Beige (71.245)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Wood Base vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 6, 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 Wood Base
US Desert Arm. vs RAF Camouflage Beige (Hemp) BS381C/389 (AK11856)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Wood Base
US Desert Arm. vs Warm Grey (AK11009)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close · closer than Wood Base

All matches: Wood Base equivalents · US Desert Arm. equivalents