What is the difference between Faded Khaki and Japan. Unif. WWII?

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

Faded Khaki vs Japan. Unif. WWII

Faded Khaki

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09129
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7882f (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 8.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Japan. Unif. WWII is a little darker, more muted than Faded Khaki.

Can I use Japan. Unif. WWII instead of Faded Khaki?

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

Can I use Faded Khaki instead of Japan. Unif. WWII?

The same difference applies the other way round: Faded Khaki is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Faded Khaki on the colour wheel See Japan. Unif. WWII on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Faded Khaki

Faded Khaki vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Faded Khaki vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Faded Khaki vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Reaper paints close to Japan. Unif. WWII

Japan. Unif. WWII vs Green Ochre (09128)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Faded Khaki
Japan. Unif. WWII vs Dune Shadow (09154)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Faded Khaki
Japan. Unif. WWII vs Worn Olive (09159)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Faded Khaki equivalents · Japan. Unif. WWII equivalents