What is the difference between Dragon Fang and US Desert Arm.?

ΔE 6 (close). US Desert Arm. is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dragon Fang vs US Desert Arm.

Dragon Fang

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #998364 (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 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. US Desert Arm. is a little lighter, more muted than Dragon Fang.

Can I use US Desert Arm. instead of Dragon Fang?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). US Desert Arm. is a little lighter, more muted than Dragon Fang.

Can I use Dragon Fang instead of US Desert Arm.?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dragon Fang is a little darker, 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 Dragon Fang on the colour wheel See US Desert Arm. on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dragon Fang

Dragon Fang vs Sand Yellow (71.028)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Dragon Fang vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.
Dragon Fang vs Yellow Brown (71.246)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than US Desert Arm.

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to US Desert Arm.

US Desert Arm. vs Temple StoneTriads: highlights · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dragon Fang
US Desert Arm. vs Skeleton LegionTriads: midtones · ΔE 8, close
US Desert Arm. vs Griffon ClawTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Dragon Fang equivalents · US Desert Arm. equivalents