What is the difference between Dusty Skull and Khaki Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Khaki Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dusty Skull vs Khaki Brown

Dusty Skull

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #91856e (estimate)

Khaki Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.024
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #826e54 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Khaki Brown is a little darker, warmer than Dusty Skull.

Can I use Khaki Brown instead of Dusty Skull?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Khaki Brown is a little darker, warmer than Dusty Skull.

Can I use Dusty Skull instead of Khaki Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dusty Skull 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 Dusty Skull on the colour wheel See Khaki Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dusty Skull

Dusty Skull vs Sand Yellow (71.028)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Khaki Brown
Dusty Skull vs Yellow Brown (71.246)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Khaki Brown
Dusty Skull vs US Sand (71.138)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Khaki Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Khaki Brown

Khaki Brown vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Dusty Skull
Khaki Brown vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dusty Skull
Khaki Brown vs Paratrooper TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Dusty Skull equivalents · Khaki Brown equivalents