# Desert Dust Wash (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents

> Desert Dust Wash (Vallejo Mecha Color) equivalents: Citadel Mortarion Grime, Army Painter Light Tone and Two Thin Coats Flesh Wash.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/desert-dust-wash-69-522

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Desert Dust Wash: Vallejo Mecha Color wash, 69.522, hex #d8bb81. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Desert Dust Wash

Range

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

Finish

wash

Code

69.522

Hex

#d8bb81

Hex source

community data

## Desert Dust Wash equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) Citadel Shade ΔE 15.5

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 35.5

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Flesh Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/flesh-wash) ΔE 6.3

    safe substitute

Desert Dust Wash is a wash paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Desert Dust from Vallejo Wash at ΔE 6.1, 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 Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Pallid Bone](/paints/speedpaint-2/pallid-bone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7
- [Pastel Salmon](/paints/speedpaint-2/pastel-salmon) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Rigor Mortis](/paints/speedpaint-2/rigor-mortis) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9

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

- [Barren Dune](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/barren-dune) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.1
- [Dorado Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dorado-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Skeleton Bone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/skeleton-bone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) approximate ΔE 35.5
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) approximate ΔE 43.9
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) approximate ΔE 49.4

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

- [Morghast Bone](/paints/citadel-base/morghast-bone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Retributor Armour](/paints/citadel-base/retributor-armour) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Wraithbone](/paints/citadel-base/wraithbone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8

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

- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7
- [Bad Moon Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1
- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.5

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

- [Liberator Gold](/paints/citadel-layer/liberator-gold) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.1
- [Flayed One Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/flayed-one-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Skullcrusher Brass](/paints/citadel-layer/skullcrusher-brass) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4

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

- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) approximate ΔE 15.5
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) approximate ΔE 21.1
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) approximate ΔE 23.2

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

- [Flesh Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/flesh-wash) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Hazard Yellow Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/hazard-yellow-wash) approximate ΔE 17.0
- [Archaic Sepia Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/archaic-sepia-wash) approximate ΔE 18.9

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

- [Bone White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bone-white-76-034) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0
- [Dead Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-flesh-76-035) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6
- [Pale Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/pale-flesh-76-003) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9

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

- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) approximate ΔE 17.0
- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) approximate ΔE 48.0

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

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0
- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.1
- [Chrome](/paints/vallejo-metal/chrome-77-707) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5

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

- [Desert Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) approximate ΔE 12.0
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) approximate ΔE 18.4

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

- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.2
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Khaki Drill](/paints/vallejo-xpress/khaki-drill-72-451) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.9

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Sand](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sand-70-644) safe substitute ΔE 3.7
- [Sand Yellow](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sand-yellow-69-033) safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [Grey Sand](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-sand-69-031) approximate ΔE 8.3

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

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Desert Dust Wash?

Mortarion Grime from Citadel Shade, at ΔE 15.5: the nearest wash paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Desert Dust Wash?

Light Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash, at ΔE 35.5: the nearest wash paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Desert Dust Wash?

Flesh Wash from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 6.3: a safe substitute in the same finish.