What is the difference between Washable Dust and Mid Mustard Khaki?

ΔE 8 (close). Mid Mustard Khaki is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Washable Dust vs Mid Mustard Khaki

Washable Dust

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20178
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7874a (estimate)

Mid Mustard Khaki

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4158P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #98884c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mid Mustard Khaki is cooler than Washable Dust.

Can I use Mid Mustard Khaki instead of Washable Dust?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Mid Mustard Khaki is cooler than Washable Dust.

Can I use Washable Dust instead of Mid Mustard Khaki?

The same difference applies the other way round: Washable Dust is 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 Washable Dust on the colour wheel See Mid Mustard Khaki on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Washable Dust

Washable Dust vs Wasteland ClayWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Mid Mustard Khaki
Washable Dust vs Yellow Ochre (WP4133P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Mid Mustard Khaki
Washable Dust vs Basilisk BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Mid Mustard Khaki

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Mid Mustard Khaki

Mid Mustard Khaki vs Pale Yellow Green FS-33481 (AMMO.F-505)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Washable Dust
Mid Mustard Khaki vs Sand Grey (ATOM-20011)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Washable Dust
Mid Mustard Khaki vs Medium Soil (A.MIG-3522)Oilbrusher · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Washable Dust equivalents · Mid Mustard Khaki equivalents