What is the difference between Dusty Skull and Loam Beige?

ΔE 8 (close). Loam Beige is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dusty Skull vs Loam Beige

Dusty Skull

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

Loam Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.245
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #88805c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Loam Beige is more saturated, cooler than Dusty Skull.

Can I use Loam Beige instead of Dusty Skull?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Loam Beige is more saturated, cooler than Dusty Skull.

Can I use Dusty Skull instead of Loam Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dusty Skull is more muted, 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 Dusty Skull on the colour wheel See Loam Beige 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 Loam Beige
Dusty Skull vs Yellow Brown (71.246)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Loam Beige
Dusty Skull vs US Sand (71.138)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Loam Beige

Other Army Painter paints close to Loam Beige

Loam Beige vs Light Battle Dress (WP4051P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dusty Skull
Loam Beige vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close
Loam Beige vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dusty Skull equivalents · Loam Beige equivalents