What is the difference between Underhive Ash and US Desert Arm.?

ΔE 10 (fair). US Desert Arm. is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Underhive Ash vs US Desert Arm.

Underhive Ash

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8a890 (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 10.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. US Desert Arm. is a little darker, warmer than Underhive Ash.

Can I use US Desert Arm. instead of Underhive Ash?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). US Desert Arm. is a little darker, warmer than Underhive Ash.

Can I use Underhive Ash instead of US Desert Arm.?

The same difference applies the other way round: Underhive Ash is a little lighter, 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 Underhive Ash on the colour wheel See US Desert Arm. on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Underhive Ash

Underhive Ash vs IJA Grey Green (71.326)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Underhive Ash vs Russian AF Grey N.4 (71.346)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Underhive Ash vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 5, very 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 Underhive Ash
US Desert Arm. vs Baneblade BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
US Desert Arm. vs Baneblade BrownColour: Air · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Underhive Ash equivalents · US Desert Arm. equivalents