What is the difference between Light Brown and Tan Earth?

ΔE 12 (fair). Tan Earth is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Brown vs Tan Earth

Light Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-531
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #80694b (estimate)

Tan Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.079
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a7464 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Tan Earth is a little lighter, warmer than Light Brown.

Can I use Tan Earth instead of Light Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Tan Earth is a little lighter, warmer than Light Brown.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Tan Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Brown 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 Light Brown on the colour wheel See Tan Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Tan Earth
Light Brown vs Khaki Brown (71.024)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Tan Earth
Light Brown vs Germ. Green Brown (70.606)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tan Earth

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Tan Earth

Tan Earth vs Warm Skin Tone (AMMO.F-550)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Brown
Tan Earth vs Earth (A.MIG-0619)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Brown
Tan Earth vs Zimmerit (ATOM-20144)ATOM · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Light Brown equivalents · Tan Earth equivalents