What is the difference between Viridian Green and US Desert Arm.?

ΔE 16 (loose). US Desert Arm. is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Viridian Green vs US Desert Arm.

Viridian Green

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #768c75 (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 16.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. US Desert Arm. is a little lighter, warmer than Viridian Green.

Can I use US Desert Arm. instead of Viridian Green?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). US Desert Arm. is a little lighter, warmer than Viridian Green.

Can I use Viridian Green instead of US Desert Arm.?

The same difference applies the other way round: Viridian Green is a little darker, 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 Viridian Green on the colour wheel See US Desert Arm. on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Viridian Green

Viridian Green vs IDF/IAF Green (71.126)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Viridian Green vs Cement Grey (71.045)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Viridian Green vs Interior Grey Green (71.305)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than US Desert Arm.

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to US Desert Arm.

US Desert Arm. vs Bone Khaki (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Viridian Green
US Desert Arm. vs Ground Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 22, loose
US Desert Arm. vs Soft Green (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Viridian Green equivalents · US Desert Arm. equivalents