What is the difference between Wood Base and Desert Tan?

ΔE 6 (close). Desert Tan is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wood Base vs Desert Tan

Wood Base

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

Desert Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.765
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8997b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Tan is a little lighter, warmer than Wood Base.

Can I use Desert Tan instead of Wood Base?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Desert Tan is a little lighter, warmer than Wood Base.

Can I use Wood Base instead of Desert 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 Desert Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wood Base

Wood Base vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Desert Tan
Wood Base vs Loam Beige (71.245)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Desert Tan
Wood Base vs US Desert Arm. (71.122)Model Air · ΔE 6, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Desert Tan

Desert Tan vs Warm Grey (AK11009)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Wood Base
Desert Tan vs RAL 7028 Dunkelgelb Ausgabe 1944 (AK11319)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Wood Base
Desert Tan vs RAF Camouflage Beige (Hemp) BS381C/389 (AK11856)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Wood Base

All matches: Wood Base equivalents · Desert Tan equivalents