What is the difference between Krieg Khaki and Loam Beige?

ΔE 16 (loose). Loam Beige is noticeably darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Krieg Khaki vs Loam Beige

Krieg Khaki

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b0a878 (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 16.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Loam Beige is noticeably darker, more muted than Krieg Khaki.

Can I use Loam Beige instead of Krieg Khaki?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Loam Beige is noticeably darker, more muted than Krieg Khaki.

Can I use Krieg Khaki instead of Loam Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Krieg Khaki is noticeably lighter, more saturated.

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 Krieg Khaki on the colour wheel See Loam Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Krieg Khaki

Krieg Khaki vs Ivory (71.075)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Loam Beige
Krieg Khaki vs UK BSC (71.288)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Loam Beige
Krieg Khaki vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Loam Beige

Other Citadel paints close to Loam Beige

Loam Beige vs Baneblade BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Krieg Khaki
Loam Beige vs Baneblade BrownColour: Air · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Krieg Khaki
Loam Beige vs Stormvermin FurColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Krieg Khaki

All matches: Krieg Khaki equivalents · Loam Beige equivalents