What is the difference between Earth and Desert Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Desert Brown is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Earth vs Desert Brown

Earth

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0619
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e785a (estimate)

Desert Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.767
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a07c50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Brown is more saturated, cooler than Earth.

Can I use Desert Brown instead of Earth?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Desert Brown is more saturated, cooler than Earth.

Can I use Earth instead of Desert Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Earth is more muted, 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 Earth on the colour wheel See Desert Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Earth

Earth vs Forest Skin (74.013)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Desert Brown
Earth vs Cork Brown (70.843)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Desert Brown
Earth vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Desert Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Desert Brown

Desert Brown vs Medium Soil (A.MIG-3522)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close · closer than Earth
Desert Brown vs Rust Ochre (AMMO.F-541)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close
Desert Brown vs Washable Dust (ATOM-20178)ATOM · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Earth equivalents · Desert Brown equivalents