What is the difference between Rakarth Flesh and US Desert Arm.?

ΔE 9 (close). US Desert Arm. is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rakarth Flesh vs US Desert Arm.

Rakarth Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8a090 (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 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Desert Arm. is a little darker, more saturated than Rakarth Flesh.

Can I use US Desert Arm. instead of Rakarth Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). US Desert Arm. is a little darker, more saturated than Rakarth Flesh.

Can I use Rakarth Flesh instead of US Desert Arm.?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rakarth Flesh is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Rakarth Flesh on the colour wheel See US Desert Arm. on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Rakarth Flesh

Rakarth Flesh vs Deck Tan (70.986)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Rakarth Flesh vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Rakarth Flesh vs Russian AF Grey N.4 (71.346)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.

Other Citadel paints close to US Desert Arm.

US Desert Arm. vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 10, fair
US Desert Arm. vs Baneblade BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
US Desert Arm. vs Baneblade BrownColour: Air · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Rakarth Flesh equivalents · US Desert Arm. equivalents