# Desert Dust (Vallejo Wash) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Desert Dust (Vallejo Wash, 76.522) equivalents: Citadel Mortarion Grime, Army Painter Light Tone and Two Thin Coats Flesh Wash, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Desert Dust: Vallejo Wash wash, 76.522, hex #e3cda4. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Desert Dust

Range

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

Finish

wash

Code

76.522

Hex

#e3cda4

Hex source

community data

## Desert Dust 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 20.4

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 39.8

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Flesh Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/flesh-wash) ΔE 10.3

    approximate

Desert Dust is a wash paint from Vallejo Wash. The closest paint in any other range is Desert Dust Wash from Vallejo Mecha Color at ΔE 6.1, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 1 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 3.7
- [Pastel Salmon](/paints/speedpaint-2/pastel-salmon) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Howling Sand](/paints/speedpaint-2/howling-sand) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2

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

- [Ancient Stone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ancient-stone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Dorado Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dorado-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9
- [Quartz Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/quartz-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) approximate ΔE 39.8
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) approximate ΔE 47.6
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) approximate ΔE 52.5

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

- [Wraithbone](/paints/citadel-base/wraithbone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Morghast Bone](/paints/citadel-base/morghast-bone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1
- [Retributor Armour](/paints/citadel-base/retributor-armour) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4

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

- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.8
- [Bad Moon Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.2
- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5

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

- [Flayed One Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/flayed-one-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1
- [Liberator Gold](/paints/citadel-layer/liberator-gold) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.1
- [Skullcrusher Brass](/paints/citadel-layer/skullcrusher-brass) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9

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

- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) approximate ΔE 20.4
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) approximate ΔE 21.5
- [Kroak Green](/paints/citadel-shade/kroak-green) approximate ΔE 23.9

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

- [Flesh Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/flesh-wash) approximate ΔE 10.3
- [Hazard Yellow Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/hazard-yellow-wash) approximate ΔE 14.7
- [Smoke Grey Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/smoke-grey-wash) approximate ΔE 18.0

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

- [Bone White](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bone-white-76-034) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1
- [Pale Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/pale-flesh-76-003) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3
- [Dead Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-flesh-76-035) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1

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

- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) approximate ΔE 17.5
- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) approximate ΔE 46.3

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

- [Desert Dust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/desert-dust-wash-69-522) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Light Grey Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-grey-wash-69-515) approximate ΔE 14.7
- [Light Rust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-rust-wash-69-505) approximate ΔE 26.2

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

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.4
- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.1
- [Semi Matt Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/semi-matt-aluminium-77-716) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9

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

- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.9
- [Templar White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/templar-white-72-401) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4

## Also in Vallejo Wash

- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) approximate ΔE 14.9
- [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) approximate ΔE 16.9
- [White](/paints/vallejo-wash/white-76-501) approximate ΔE 18.5

Every pot in [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash) 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).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=vallejo-wash-desert-dust-76-522)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Desert Dust?

Mortarion Grime from Citadel Shade, at ΔE 20.4: the nearest wash paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Desert Dust?

Light Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash, at ΔE 39.8: the nearest wash paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Desert Dust?

Flesh Wash from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 10.3: the nearest wash paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.