What is the difference between Denison Tan Base and Deep Khaki Drill?

ΔE 7 (close). Deep Khaki Drill is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Denison Tan Base vs Deep Khaki Drill

Denison Tan Base

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11413
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #876647 (estimate)

Deep Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4134P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #907754 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deep Khaki Drill is a little lighter, cooler than Denison Tan Base.

Can I use Deep Khaki Drill instead of Denison Tan Base?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Deep Khaki Drill is a little lighter, cooler than Denison Tan Base.

Can I use Denison Tan Base instead of Deep Khaki Drill?

The same difference applies the other way round: Denison Tan Base 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 Denison Tan Base on the colour wheel See Deep Khaki Drill on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Denison Tan Base

Denison Tan Base vs Leather BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close
Denison Tan Base vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Denison Tan Base vs Dark DAK Sand (WP4144P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 12, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Deep Khaki Drill

Deep Khaki Drill vs WWI French Milky Coffee (AK11302)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Denison Tan Base
Deep Khaki Drill vs Bone Brown (AK17058)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Denison Tan Base
Deep Khaki Drill vs Nº13 Desert Sand (FS30279) (AK11340)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Denison Tan Base

All matches: Denison Tan Base equivalents · Deep Khaki Drill equivalents