What is the difference between Bone Khaki and USAF Brown?

ΔE 21 (loose). USAF Brown is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bone Khaki vs USAF Brown

Bone Khaki

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #af9674 (estimate)

USAF Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.125
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7c6758 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. USAF Brown is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Bone Khaki.

Can I use USAF Brown instead of Bone Khaki?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). USAF Brown is noticeably darker, more muted, warmer than Bone Khaki.

Can I use Bone Khaki instead of USAF Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bone Khaki is noticeably lighter, 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 Bone Khaki on the colour wheel See USAF Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bone Khaki

Bone Khaki vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than USAF Brown
Bone Khaki vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than USAF Brown
Bone Khaki vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than USAF Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to USAF Brown

USAF Brown vs Ground Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Bone Khaki
USAF Brown vs Undead Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Bone Khaki
USAF Brown vs Viridian Green (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Bone Khaki equivalents · USAF Brown equivalents