What is the difference between Desert Brown and Camouflage Green?

ΔE 26 (loose). Camouflage Green is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Brown vs Camouflage Green

Desert Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA46
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d09544 (estimate)

Camouflage Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.031
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b2a424 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 25.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Camouflage Green is more saturated, cooler than Desert Brown.

Can I use Camouflage Green instead of Desert Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Camouflage Green is more saturated, cooler than Desert Brown.

Can I use Desert Brown instead of Camouflage Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Brown is more muted, 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 Brown on the colour wheel See Camouflage Green on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Brown

Desert Brown vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Camouflage Green
Desert Brown vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Camouflage Green
Desert Brown vs Leather Brown (72.040)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Camouflage Green

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Camouflage Green

Camouflage Green vs Army Green (NA38)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Desert Brown
Camouflage Green vs Sulfide Yellow (NA24)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 26, loose
Camouflage Green vs Elven Green (NA37)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 29, loose

All matches: Desert Brown equivalents · Camouflage Green equivalents