What is the difference between Deep Khaki Drill and US Sand?

ΔE 9 (close). US Sand is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Khaki Drill vs US Sand

Deep Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4134P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #907754 (estimate)

US Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.138
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #877f63 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Sand is more muted, cooler than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use US Sand instead of Deep Khaki Drill?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). US Sand is more muted, cooler than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use Deep Khaki Drill instead of US Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Khaki Drill is more saturated, 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 Deep Khaki Drill on the colour wheel See US Sand 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 US Sand
Deep Khaki Drill vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Sand
Deep Khaki Drill vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than US Sand

Other Army Painter paints close to US Sand

US Sand vs Dusty SkullWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill
US Sand vs Light Battle Dress (WP4051P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill
US Sand vs Raw Wool (WP4152P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill

All matches: Deep Khaki Drill equivalents · US Sand equivalents