What is the difference between Desolate Brown and Khaki Drill?

ΔE 22 (loose). Khaki Drill is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desolate Brown vs Khaki Drill

Desolate Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #7a7430 (estimate)

Khaki Drill

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.451
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #a4723f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Khaki Drill is a little lighter, warmer than Desolate Brown.

Can I use Khaki Drill instead of Desolate Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Khaki Drill is a little lighter, warmer than Desolate Brown.

Can I use Desolate Brown instead of Khaki Drill?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desolate Brown is a little darker, 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 Desolate Brown on the colour wheel See Khaki Drill on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desolate Brown

Desolate Brown vs Bag of Bones (72.450)Xpress Color · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Khaki Drill
Desolate Brown vs Rotten Flesh (72.452)Xpress Color · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Khaki Drill
Desolate Brown vs Orc Skin (72.415)Xpress Color · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Khaki Drill

Other Army Painter paints close to Khaki Drill

Khaki Drill vs Warrior SkinSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 10, close · closer than Desolate Brown
Khaki Drill vs Bony MatterSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Desolate Brown
Khaki Drill vs Ruddy FurSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Desolate Brown

All matches: Desolate Brown equivalents · Khaki Drill equivalents