What is the difference between Desert Camo and Japan. Unif. WWII?

ΔE 7 (close). Japan. Unif. WWII is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Camo vs Japan. Unif. WWII

Desert Camo

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1857
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e7b36 (estimate)

Japan. Unif. WWII

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.923
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #907929 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Japan. Unif. WWII is cooler than Desert Camo.

Can I use Japan. Unif. WWII instead of Desert Camo?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Japan. Unif. WWII is cooler than Desert Camo.

Can I use Desert Camo instead of Japan. Unif. WWII?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Camo is 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 Desert Camo on the colour wheel See Japan. Unif. WWII on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Camo

Desert Camo vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Japan. Unif. WWII
Desert Camo vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Japan. Unif. WWII
Desert Camo vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Japan. Unif. WWII

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Japan. Unif. WWII

Japan. Unif. WWII vs Mustard Yellow (1783)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 9, close
Japan. Unif. WWII vs Camouflage Green (1800)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair
Japan. Unif. WWII vs Coyote Brown (1856)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Desert Camo equivalents · Japan. Unif. WWII equivalents