What is the difference between Orange Tan and Tallarn Sand?

ΔE 9 (close). Tallarn Sand is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Orange Tan vs Tallarn Sand

Orange Tan

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11409
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c4884f (estimate)

Tallarn Sand

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

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tallarn Sand is a little darker, cooler than Orange Tan.

Can I use Tallarn Sand instead of Orange Tan?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Tallarn Sand is a little darker, cooler than Orange Tan.

Can I use Orange Tan instead of Tallarn Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Orange Tan is a little lighter, 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 Orange Tan on the colour wheel See Tallarn Sand on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Orange Tan

Orange Tan vs Bestigor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Tallarn Sand
Orange Tan vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close
Orange Tan vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 11, 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 Orange Tan
Tallarn Sand vs Green-Brown (AK11126)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Orange Tan
Tallarn Sand vs Nº6 Earth Yellow (FS30257) (AK11337)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Tan

All matches: Orange Tan equivalents · Tallarn Sand equivalents