What is the difference between Baneblade Brown and US Desert Sand?

ΔE 15 (loose). US Desert Sand is a little darker, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Baneblade Brown vs US Desert Sand

Baneblade Brown

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

US Desert Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.140
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c8273 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. US Desert Sand is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Baneblade Brown.

Can I use US Desert Sand instead of Baneblade Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). US Desert Sand is a little darker, much more muted, warmer than Baneblade Brown.

Can I use Baneblade Brown instead of US Desert Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Baneblade Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated, 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 Baneblade Brown on the colour wheel See US Desert Sand 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 Sand
Baneblade Brown vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than US Desert Sand
Baneblade Brown vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than US Desert Sand

Other Citadel paints close to US Desert Sand

US Desert Sand vs Typhon AshColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Baneblade Brown
US Desert Sand vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Baneblade Brown
US Desert Sand vs Baneblade BrownColour: Air · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Baneblade Brown equivalents · US Desert Sand equivalents