# Dust Bowl (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Dust Bowl (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Steel Legion Drab, Vallejo Heavy Brown and Army Painter Desert Yellow, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/dust-bowl

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dust Bowl: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #7d6349. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dust Bowl

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#7d6349

Hex source

community data

## Dust Bowl equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Steel Legion Drab](/paints/citadel-base/steel-legion-drab) Citadel Base ΔE 12.5

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Heavy Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-brown-72-153) Vallejo Game Color 72.153 ΔE 2.8

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.2

    safe substitute

Dust Bowl is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Heavy Brown from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 2.8, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 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 Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Hoard Bronze](/paints/speedpaint-2/hoard-bronze) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8
- [Warrior Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/warrior-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7
- [Brownish Decay](/paints/speedpaint-2/brownish-decay) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1

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

- [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Mocca Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mocca-skin) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Dusty Skull](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dusty-skull) approximate ΔE 10.3

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.5

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

- [Steel Legion Drab](/paints/citadel-base/steel-legion-drab) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 12.5
- [XV-88](/paints/citadel-base/xv-88) approximate ΔE 12.0
- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 12.5

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

- [Snakebite Leather](/paints/citadel-contrast/snakebite-leather) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7
- [Aggaros Dunes](/paints/citadel-contrast/aggaros-dunes) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.8
- [Fyreslayer Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/fyreslayer-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1

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

- [Stormvermin Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/stormvermin-fur) approximate ΔE 9.9
- [Baneblade Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/baneblade-brown) approximate ΔE 9.9
- [Balor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/balor-brown) approximate ΔE 11.9

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

- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.6
- [Seraphim Sepia](/paints/citadel-shade/seraphim-sepia) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.5

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

- [Earth](/paints/vallejo-game-air/earth-76-062) safe substitute ΔE 5.9
- [Barbarian Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/barbarian-skin-76-071) safe substitute ΔE 6.5
- [Leather Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/leather-brown-76-040) approximate ΔE 8.4

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

- [Heavy Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-brown-72-153) near match ΔE 2.8
- [Earth](/paints/vallejo-game-color/earth-72-062) safe substitute ΔE 5.9
- [Barbarian Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/barbarian-skin-72-071) safe substitute ΔE 6.5

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

- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-69-034) near match ΔE 2.8
- [Oil Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oil-stains-gloss-69-813) approximate ΔE 10.0
- [Fuel Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/fuel-stains-gloss-69-814) approximate ΔE 13.0

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

- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.9
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.0
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.9

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

- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/brown-76-513) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.9
- [European Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/european-dust-76-523) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5
- [Umber Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/umber-wash-73-203) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5

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

- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1
- [Military Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/military-yellow-72-453) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.2
- [Battledress Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/battledress-brown-72-473) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Scabbard Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/scabbard-brown) near match ΔE 2.4
- [Boot Strap Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/boot-strap-brown) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Wasteland Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/wasteland-brown) safe substitute ΔE 5.6

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

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=two-thin-coats-dust-bowl)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Dust Bowl?

Steel Legion Drab from Citadel Base: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 12.5 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Dust Bowl?

Heavy Brown from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 2.8: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dust Bowl?

Desert Yellow from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 6.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.