What is the difference between Pilgrim Grey and US Desert Sand?

ΔE 10 (close). US Desert Sand is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pilgrim Grey vs US Desert Sand

Pilgrim Grey

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA13
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #928684 (estimate)

US Desert Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.140
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c8273 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Desert Sand is more saturated than Pilgrim Grey.

Can I use US Desert Sand instead of Pilgrim Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). US Desert Sand is more saturated than Pilgrim Grey.

Can I use Pilgrim Grey instead of US Desert Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pilgrim Grey is more muted.

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 Pilgrim Grey on the colour wheel See US Desert Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pilgrim Grey

Pilgrim Grey vs Cold Flesh (74.014)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 6, very close · closer than US Desert Sand
Pilgrim Grey vs Sand (71.112)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than US Desert Sand
Pilgrim Grey vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown (71.320)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than US Desert Sand

Other Nocturna Models paints close to US Desert Sand

US Desert Sand vs Earth Brown (NA45)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pilgrim Grey
US Desert Sand vs Evil Flesh (NA04)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 12, fair
US Desert Sand vs Granite Stone (NA14)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Pilgrim Grey equivalents · US Desert Sand equivalents