What is the difference between Denison Tan Base and Khaki Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Khaki Brown is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Denison Tan Base vs Khaki Brown

Denison Tan Base

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

Khaki Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.024
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #826e54 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Khaki Brown is more muted, cooler than Denison Tan Base.

Can I use Khaki Brown instead of Denison Tan Base?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Khaki Brown is more muted, cooler than Denison Tan Base.

Can I use Denison Tan Base instead of Khaki Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Denison Tan Base is more saturated, 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 Khaki Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Denison Tan Base

Denison Tan Base vs Brown Green (71.030)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Khaki Brown
Denison Tan Base vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Khaki Brown
Denison Tan Base vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Khaki Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Khaki Brown

Khaki Brown vs MERDC Sand (FS30277) (AK11343)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Denison Tan Base
Khaki Brown vs IJA #30 Karekusa iro (Dry Grass) (AK11905)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Denison Tan Base
Khaki Brown vs Reddish Grey (AK11017)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than Denison Tan Base

All matches: Denison Tan Base equivalents · Khaki Brown equivalents