What is the difference between IJN Ash Grey and Desert Tan?

ΔE 10 (close). Desert Tan is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

IJN Ash Grey vs Desert Tan

IJN Ash Grey

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20141
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b6b583 (estimate)

Desert Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.613
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0bb84 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Tan is a little lighter, warmer than IJN Ash Grey.

Can I use Desert Tan instead of IJN Ash Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Desert Tan is a little lighter, warmer than IJN Ash Grey.

Can I use IJN Ash Grey instead of Desert Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: IJN Ash Grey is a little darker, 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 IJN Ash Grey on the colour wheel See Desert Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to IJN Ash Grey

IJN Ash Grey vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Tan
IJN Ash Grey vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Desert Tan
IJN Ash Grey vs IJA Grey Green (71.326)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Desert Tan

Desert Tan vs Desert Sand (IONIC-0010)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than IJN Ash Grey
Desert Tan vs Buff (A.MIG-3517)Oilbrusher · ΔE 4, very close · closer than IJN Ash Grey
Desert Tan vs Light Olive Green (A.MIG-0608)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 6, very close · closer than IJN Ash Grey

All matches: IJN Ash Grey equivalents · Desert Tan equivalents