What is the difference between Wood Base and Tomb King Tan?

ΔE 7 (close). Tomb King Tan is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wood Base vs Tomb King Tan

Wood Base

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11351
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #998e69 (estimate)

Tomb King Tan

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ab9c7e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tomb King Tan is a little lighter, warmer than Wood Base.

Can I use Tomb King Tan instead of Wood Base?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Tomb King Tan is a little lighter, warmer than Wood Base.

Can I use Wood Base instead of Tomb King Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wood Base is a little darker, cooler.

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 Wood Base on the colour wheel See Tomb King Tan on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Wood Base

Wood Base vs Light Battle Dress (WP4051P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tomb King Tan
Wood Base vs Banshee BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close
Wood Base vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Tomb King Tan

Tomb King Tan vs Warm Grey (AK11009)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Wood Base
Tomb King Tan vs RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb Ausgabe 1944 (AK11319)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Wood Base
Tomb King Tan vs RAF Camouflage Beige (Hemp) BS381C/389 (AK11856)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wood Base

All matches: Wood Base equivalents · Tomb King Tan equivalents