What is the difference between Dusty Earth and IDF Sand Grey?

ΔE 7 (close). IDF Sand Grey is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dusty Earth vs IDF Sand Grey

Dusty Earth

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3523
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b4a288 (estimate)

IDF Sand Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.141
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d967c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. IDF Sand Grey is a little darker, cooler than Dusty Earth.

Can I use IDF Sand Grey instead of Dusty Earth?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). IDF Sand Grey is a little darker, cooler than Dusty Earth.

Can I use Dusty Earth instead of IDF Sand Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dusty Earth is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Dusty Earth on the colour wheel See IDF Sand Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dusty Earth

Dusty Earth vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IDF Sand Grey
Dusty Earth vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than IDF Sand Grey
Dusty Earth vs US Desert Arm. (71.122)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than IDF Sand Grey

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to IDF Sand Grey

IDF Sand Grey vs Nakajima Interior Green (ATOM-20139)ATOM · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dusty Earth
IDF Sand Grey vs Splinter Grey (AMMO.F-536)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dusty Earth
IDF Sand Grey vs Zimmerit (ATOM-20144)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dusty Earth

All matches: Dusty Earth equivalents · IDF Sand Grey equivalents