What is the difference between Dust and US Desert Arm.?

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

Dust vs US Desert Arm.

Dust

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20143
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #968c69 (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 5.9, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. US Desert Arm. is more muted, warmer than Dust.

Can I use US Desert Arm. instead of Dust?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). US Desert Arm. is more muted, warmer than Dust.

Can I use Dust instead of US Desert Arm.?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Dust

Dust vs Loam Beige (71.245)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Dust vs Sand Yellow (71.028)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close
Dust vs US Sand (71.138)Model Air · ΔE 6, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to US Desert Arm.

US Desert Arm. vs Zimmerit (ATOM-20144)ATOM · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dust
US Desert Arm. vs Medium Olive Green (A.MIG-0609)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dust
US Desert Arm. vs Nakajima Interior Green (ATOM-20139)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dust

All matches: Dust equivalents · US Desert Arm. equivalents