What is the difference between Deep Khaki Drill and Desert Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Desert Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Khaki Drill vs Desert Brown

Deep Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4134P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #907754 (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 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Brown is more saturated than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use Desert Brown instead of Deep Khaki Drill?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Desert Brown is more saturated than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use Deep Khaki Drill instead of Desert Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Khaki Drill 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 Deep Khaki Drill on the colour wheel See Desert Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deep Khaki Drill

Deep Khaki Drill vs Middle Stone (71.031)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Brown
Deep Khaki Drill vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Desert Brown
Deep Khaki Drill vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)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 Deep Khaki Drill
Desert Brown vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill
Desert Brown vs Desert YellowWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Deep Khaki Drill equivalents · Desert Brown equivalents