Desert Camo is a mid-tone moderate yellow with a warm undertone. It builds a smooth gradient with Mustard Yellow underneath and Temple Ochre on the highlights, all in the Green Stuff World line. Desert Camo is a little less common: the closest same-finish match, AK Interactive Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb Ausgabe 1944, reaches 93 percent, and 2 other brands carry a strong same-finish alternative. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Desert Camo equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Desert Camo outright, but 2 ranges come close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest AK Interactive equivalent: AK Interactive Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb Ausgabe 1944, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.4).
- Best Vallejo option: Vallejo Middle Stone, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.2).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Burnt Turf, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.2).
- Revell's closest color: Revell Africa Brown/Afrikabraun, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.0).
- Nearest in the Citadel catalog: Citadel Hobgrot Hide, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.1).
- Best Monument Pro Acryl option: Monument Pro Acryl Golden Brown, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.3).
Check it on a spare model first, because AK Interactive Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb Ausgabe 1944 sits slightly warmer than the original and the difference grows over large flat panels.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
AK Interactive
Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb Ausgabe 1944
Middle Stone
Russian Sand 7
Ocher Khaki
Ral 7008 Graugrün
Wwi French Milky Coffee
Raf Middle Stone
Idf Early Sand Yellow
Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb (Initial)
Green Ochre
British Light Mud
Australian Camouflage Brown
Ral 8031 F9 Sandbraun
A-21m Light Yellowish Brown
Vallejo
The Army Painter
Revell
Citadel
Monument Pro Acryl
Scale75
P3 Paints
Tamiya
Two Thin Coats
Humbrol
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Green Stuff World Desert Camo?
The closest same-finish match is AK Interactive Ral 7028 Dunkelgelb Ausgabe 1944 at 93% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Desert Camo?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Middle Stone at 89%, a same-finish match.
What color is Desert Camo?
Desert Camo is a mid-tone moderate yellow with a warm undertone (hex #927A3A).
What do I highlight and shade Desert Camo with?
Highlight Desert Camo toward Temple Ochre and shade it down into Mustard Yellow, both Green Stuff World paints in the same finish family.