Desert Dust
Vallejo · Wash FX · 76.522
#E3CDA4 · L*83.3 a*1.5 b*23.2
The closest match to Vallejo Desert Dust in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Desert Dust is a very light, moderately saturated orange. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Coat d'Arms Light Sand at ΔE 1.4. 13 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
This is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Desert Dust?
Coat d'Arms Light Sand is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Desert Dust in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Phoenix Egg (ΔE 1.4) and Foundry American Tan Light (ΔE 1.7).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Desert Dust?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Usmc Sand Fs 33711 10ml, ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Desert Dust equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- A Light Sand Brushscape Range 408 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Bone Fantasy Range 112 ΔE 3.9 · close
Desert Dust equivalent in Scale75
- A Phoenix Egg Instant Colors Range ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Braun Warfront Range ΔE 2.6 · very close
Desert Dust equivalent in Foundry
- A American Tan Light Paint System 92C ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Base Sand Light Paint System 10C ΔE 4.0 · close
Desert Dust equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Usmc Sand Fs 33711 10ml Real Colors - Air RC228 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Grimy Grey Standard (3rd Gen) AK11008 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Desert Dust equivalent in Acrilex
- B Ocre Paints 904 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Camurça Paints 525 ΔE 9.0 · similar
Desert Dust equivalent in Citadel
- B Bleached Bone Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Wraithbone Base ΔE 4.9 · close
Desert Dust equivalent in FolkArt
- B Sahara Gold Metallics 577 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Buttercream Acrylic Colors 614 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Desert Dust equivalent in Reaper
- B Sophie Champagne Master Series Paints Core Colors 9609 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Kyonin Beige Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89541 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Desert Dust equivalent in Mission Models
- B Transparent Dust MMW-006 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C British Sand Yellow Modern AFV MMP-039 ΔE 3.6 · close
Desert Dust equivalent in Monument
- C Ben Komets Heavy Warm White Pro Signature Series S18 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Ivory Pro Acrylic Paints 023 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Desert Dust equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Pallid Bone Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Ancient Stone Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.6 · close
Desert Dust equivalent in Italeri
- C Light Flesh Acrylic Paint 4390AP ΔE 3.9 · close
- E Skin Tone Tint Base - Light Acrylic Paint 4601AP ΔE 10.7 · far
Desert Dust in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humbrol | #F2DFB7 | Oak Acrylics - Satin | ΔE 4.2 |
| Creature | #D5C18F | Olive Flesh Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.2 |
| Green Stuff World | #D1C2A3 | Deck Grey Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.4 |
| Tamiya | #DAC993 | Titanium gold Lacquer Paint | ΔE 4.4 |
| Tom Color | #F2E0BC | Base Skin Tone | ΔE 4.6 |
| Mig | #D7CEA5 | RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb AUS ’44 Dg IIi Acrylics | ΔE 5.0 |
| Duncan | #DEC287 | Ares Flesh Wave 2 | ΔE 5.1 |
| Golden | #E0D4BA | Titan Buff Fluid | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #E8C689 | Yellow Fs33531 Mr Color | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #CDB68A | Bsc No.64 Mr Paint | ΔE 5.9 |
| Arteza | #FEE6C2 | Light Apricot Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Liquitex | #E3DBAC | Light Bismuth Yellow Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #DAD3B7 | Antique Parchment Colors | ΔE 6.3 |
| Revell | #CFB487 | Beige Email Color - Silk | ΔE 6.4 |
| Warcolours | #FFE9BA | Flesh 2 Layer paints | ΔE 6.4 |
| P3 | #C7BF97 | Hammerfall Khaki Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #F4BC64 | Gold Rush | ΔE 11.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #FDF6AD | Sun Ray Michal Pisarski Signature Set | ΔE 12.1 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Sand Mecha Color ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Aged White Model Air ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Bone White Hobby Paint ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Elfic Flesh Game Color ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Mummy White Xpress Color ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Bone White Game Air ΔE 4.4 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot