# Desolate Brown (Speedpaint 2.0) Paint Equivalents

> Desolate Brown (Speedpaint 2.0) equivalents: Citadel Aggaros Dunes and Vallejo Rotten Flesh, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/speedpaint-2/desolate-brown

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Desolate Brown: Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 contrast, hex #7a703b. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Desolate Brown

Range

[Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

Finish

contrast

Hex

#7a703b

Hex source

community data

## Desolate Brown equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Aggaros Dunes](/paints/citadel-contrast/aggaros-dunes) Citadel Contrast ΔE 6.0

    safe substitute
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Rotten Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/rotten-flesh-72-452) Vallejo Xpress 72.452 ΔE 4.5

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Ancient Gold](/paints/two-thin-coats/ancient-gold) ΔE 5.7

    ⚠ cross-finish

Desolate Brown is a contrast paint from Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0. The closest paint in any other range is Rotten Flesh from Vallejo Xpress at ΔE 4.5, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 2 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Prairie Ochre](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/prairie-ochre) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5
- [Bright Gold](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/bright-gold) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.1
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.1
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.7

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Death Guard Green](/paints/citadel-base/death-guard-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [Hobgrot Hide](/paints/citadel-base/hobgrot-hide) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2
- [Deathworld Forest](/paints/citadel-base/deathworld-forest) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Aggaros Dunes](/paints/citadel-contrast/aggaros-dunes) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Militarum Green](/paints/citadel-contrast/militarum-green) approximate ΔE 9.4
- [Plaguebearer Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/plaguebearer-flesh) approximate ΔE 10.2

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Tallarn Sand](/paints/citadel-layer/tallarn-sand) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1
- [Baneblade Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/baneblade-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.4
- [Straken Green](/paints/citadel-layer/straken-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.4
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.6
- [Seraphim Sepia](/paints/citadel-shade/seraphim-sepia) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.4

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Ancient Gold](/paints/two-thin-coats/ancient-gold) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Fury Green](/paints/two-thin-coats/fury-green) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Ranger Cloak](/paints/two-thin-coats/ranger-cloak) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Camouflage Green](/paints/vallejo-game-air/camouflage-green-76-031) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Earth](/paints/vallejo-game-air/earth-76-062) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.6
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.9

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Camouflage Green](/paints/vallejo-game-color/camouflage-green-72-031) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Vomit](/paints/vallejo-game-color/vomit-72-134) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Dirty Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dirty-grey-72-145) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Bronze](/paints/vallejo-mecha/bronze-69-062) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.9
- [Deep Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/deep-green-69-029) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Olive Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/olive-green-69-028) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.5
- [Burnt Iron](/paints/vallejo-metal/burnt-iron-77-721) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.2
- [Exhaust Manifold](/paints/vallejo-metal/exhaust-manifold-77-723) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.2

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Dark Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-green-76-512) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.2
- [Dark Khaki Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-khaki-green-76-520) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-200) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Rotten Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/rotten-flesh-72-452) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Camouflage Green](/paints/vallejo-xpress/camouflage-green-72-467) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Orc Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/orc-skin-72-415) approximate ΔE 10.5

## Also in Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0

- [Brownish Decay](/paints/speedpaint-2/brownish-decay) near match ΔE 2.4
- [Hoard Bronze](/paints/speedpaint-2/hoard-bronze) safe substitute ΔE 4.3
- [Mummified Grime](/paints/speedpaint-2/mummified-grime) approximate ΔE 8.3

Every pot in [Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2) has a page like this one. Army Painter against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter).

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Desolate Brown?

Aggaros Dunes from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 6.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Desolate Brown?

Rotten Flesh from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 4.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Desolate Brown?

Ancient Gold from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 5.7. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (metallic); it behaves differently on the model.