What is the difference between Baneblade Brown and US Desert Arm.?

ΔE 11 (fair). US Desert Arm. is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Baneblade Brown vs US Desert Arm.

Baneblade Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b09068 (estimate)

US Desert Arm.

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.122
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a09076 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. US Desert Arm. is more muted, cooler than Baneblade Brown.

Can I use US Desert Arm. instead of Baneblade Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). US Desert Arm. is more muted, cooler than Baneblade Brown.

Can I use Baneblade Brown instead of US Desert Arm.?

The same difference applies the other way round: Baneblade Brown 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 Baneblade Brown on the colour wheel See US Desert Arm. on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Baneblade Brown

Baneblade Brown vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Baneblade Brown vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Baneblade Brown vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than US Desert Arm.

Other Citadel paints close to US Desert Arm.

US Desert Arm. vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Baneblade Brown
US Desert Arm. vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Baneblade Brown
US Desert Arm. vs Baneblade BrownColour: Air · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Baneblade Brown equivalents · US Desert Arm. equivalents