What is the difference between Light Battle Dress and Loam Beige?

ΔE 7 (close). Loam Beige is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Battle Dress vs Loam Beige

Light Battle Dress

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4051P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d8f70 (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 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Loam Beige is a little darker, cooler than Light Battle Dress.

Can I use Loam Beige instead of Light Battle Dress?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Loam Beige is a little darker, cooler than Light Battle Dress.

Can I use Light Battle Dress instead of Loam Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Battle Dress is a little lighter, 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 Light Battle Dress on the colour wheel See Loam Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Battle Dress

Light Battle Dress vs US Desert Arm. (71.122)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Loam Beige
Light Battle Dress vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Loam Beige
Light Battle Dress vs IDF Sand Grey (71.141)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Loam Beige

Other Army Painter paints close to Loam Beige

Loam Beige vs Dusty SkullWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Loam Beige vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close
Loam Beige vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Light Battle Dress equivalents · Loam Beige equivalents