What is the difference between Charred Bone and Desert Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Desert Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Charred Bone vs Desert Brown

Charred Bone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a08560 (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 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Brown is more saturated than Charred Bone.

Can I use Desert Brown instead of Charred Bone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Desert Brown is more saturated than Charred Bone.

Can I use Charred Bone instead of Desert Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Charred Bone is more muted.

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 Charred Bone on the colour wheel See Desert Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Charred Bone

Charred Bone vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Desert Brown
Charred Bone vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Desert Brown
Charred Bone vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Desert Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Desert Brown

Desert Brown vs Telogreika Ochre (WP4129P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Charred Bone
Desert Brown vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close
Desert Brown vs Desert YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Charred Bone equivalents · Desert Brown equivalents