What is the difference between Dusty Earth and US Desert Arm.?

ΔE 7 (close). US Desert Arm. is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dusty Earth vs US Desert Arm.

Dusty Earth

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3523
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b4a288 (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 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Desert Arm. is a little darker than Dusty Earth.

Can I use US Desert Arm. instead of Dusty Earth?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). US Desert Arm. is a little darker than Dusty Earth.

Can I use Dusty Earth instead of US Desert Arm.?

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

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 US Desert Arm. 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 US Desert Arm.
Dusty Earth vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Dusty Earth vs IDF Sand Grey (71.141)Model Air · ΔE 7, 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 Dusty Earth
US Desert Arm. vs Medium Olive Green (A.MIG-0609)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dusty Earth
US Desert Arm. vs Nakajima Interior Green (ATOM-20139)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dusty Earth

All matches: Dusty Earth equivalents · US Desert Arm. equivalents