What is the difference between Command Khaki and US Desert Sand?

ΔE 9 (close). US Desert Sand is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Command Khaki vs US Desert Sand

Command Khaki

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b99889 (estimate)

US Desert Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.140
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c8273 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Desert Sand is a little darker, warmer than Command Khaki.

Can I use US Desert Sand instead of Command Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). US Desert Sand is a little darker, warmer than Command Khaki.

Can I use Command Khaki instead of US Desert Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Command Khaki is a little lighter, 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 Command Khaki on the colour wheel See US Desert Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Command Khaki

Command Khaki vs Pale Flesh (74.015)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Desert Sand
Command Khaki vs US Desert Arm. (71.122)Model Air · ΔE 10, fair
Command Khaki vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to US Desert Sand

US Desert Sand vs Gnome CheeksWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Command Khaki
US Desert Sand vs Paratrooper TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Command Khaki
US Desert Sand vs Paratrooper Tan (WP4027P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Command Khaki

All matches: Command Khaki equivalents · US Desert Sand equivalents