What is the difference between Golden Shadow and US Desert Arm.?

ΔE 11 (fair). US Desert Arm. is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Shadow vs US Desert Arm.

Golden Shadow

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09091
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a68361 (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 10.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. US Desert Arm. is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Golden Shadow.

Can I use US Desert Arm. instead of Golden Shadow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). US Desert Arm. is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Golden Shadow.

Can I use Golden Shadow instead of US Desert Arm.?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Shadow is a little darker, more saturated, 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 Golden Shadow on the colour wheel See US Desert Arm. on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Shadow

Golden Shadow vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Golden Shadow vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Golden Shadow vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than US Desert Arm.

Other Reaper paints close to US Desert Arm.

US Desert Arm. vs Khaki Shadow (09121)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Golden Shadow
US Desert Arm. vs Golden Skin (09092)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Golden Shadow
US Desert Arm. vs Terran Khaki (09122)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Golden Shadow equivalents · US Desert Arm. equivalents