What is the difference between Golden Brown and Tallarn Sand?

ΔE 8 (close). Tallarn Sand is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Brown vs Tallarn Sand

Golden Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Intense
Code: AK11117
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a47425 (estimate)

Tallarn Sand

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a87a3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tallarn Sand is more muted than Golden Brown.

Can I use Tallarn Sand instead of Golden Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Tallarn Sand is more muted than Golden Brown.

Can I use Golden Brown instead of Tallarn Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Brown is more saturated.

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 Golden Brown on the colour wheel See Tallarn Sand on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Golden Brown

Golden Brown vs Balor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tallarn Sand
Golden Brown vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair
Golden Brown vs Zandri DustColour: Base · ΔE 15, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Tallarn Sand

Tallarn Sand vs RAF Middle Stone (AK11846)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Golden Brown
Tallarn Sand vs Green-Brown (AK11126)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Golden Brown
Tallarn Sand vs Nº6 Earth Yellow (FS30257) (AK11337)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Golden Brown

All matches: Golden Brown equivalents · Tallarn Sand equivalents