What is the difference between Dune Shadow and Japan. Unif. WWII?

ΔE 8 (close). Japan. Unif. WWII is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dune Shadow vs Japan. Unif. WWII

Dune Shadow

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09154
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d8c35 (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 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Japan. Unif. WWII is a little darker than Dune Shadow.

Can I use Japan. Unif. WWII instead of Dune Shadow?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Japan. Unif. WWII is a little darker than Dune Shadow.

Can I use Dune Shadow instead of Japan. Unif. WWII?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dune Shadow is a little lighter.

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 Dune Shadow on the colour wheel See Japan. Unif. WWII on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dune Shadow

Dune Shadow vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Dune Shadow vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Dune Shadow vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Reaper paints close to Japan. Unif. WWII

Japan. Unif. WWII vs Green Ochre (09128)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dune Shadow
Japan. Unif. WWII vs Faded Khaki (09129)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close
Japan. Unif. WWII vs Worn Olive (09159)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Dune Shadow equivalents · Japan. Unif. WWII equivalents