What is the difference between Deck Tan and White Grey?

ΔE 7 (close). White Grey is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deck Tan vs White Grey

Deck Tan

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Intense
Code: AK11114
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c3bda9 (estimate)

White Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.119
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0d1bf (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. White Grey is a little lighter, cooler than Deck Tan.

Can I use White Grey instead of Deck Tan?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). White Grey is a little lighter, cooler than Deck Tan.

Can I use Deck Tan instead of White Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deck Tan is a little darker, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Deck Tan on the colour wheel See White Grey on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deck Tan

Deck Tan vs Silver Grey (70.883)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than White Grey
Deck Tan vs USAAF Light Gray (71.296)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than White Grey
Deck Tan vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than White Grey

Other AK Interactive paints close to White Grey

White Grey vs AE-9/AII Light Grey (AK11908)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Deck Tan
White Grey vs Duck Egg Blue FS 35622 (AK11880)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Deck Tan
White Grey vs Camouflage Grey FS 36622 (AK11890)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Deck Tan

All matches: Deck Tan equivalents · White Grey equivalents