What is the difference between Washable Dust and USAF Tan?

ΔE 10 (close). USAF Tan is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Washable Dust vs USAF Tan

Washable Dust

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

USAF Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.348
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b4885c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Tan is more muted, warmer than Washable Dust.

Can I use USAF Tan instead of Washable Dust?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). USAF Tan is more muted, warmer than Washable Dust.

Can I use Washable Dust instead of USAF Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Washable Dust is more saturated, 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 Washable Dust on the colour wheel See USAF Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Washable Dust

Washable Dust vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than USAF Tan
Washable Dust vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than USAF Tan
Washable Dust vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than USAF Tan

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to USAF Tan

USAF Tan vs Uniform Sand Yellow FS-32555 (AMMO.F-510)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Washable Dust
USAF Tan vs Desert Yellow (IONIC-0142)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Washable Dust
USAF Tan vs Medium Soil (A.MIG-3522)Oilbrusher · ΔE 10, close · closer than Washable Dust

All matches: Washable Dust equivalents · USAF Tan equivalents