What is the difference between Medium Soil and USAF Tan?

ΔE 10 (close). USAF Tan is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Soil vs USAF Tan

Medium Soil

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3522
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e875b (estimate)

USAF Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.348
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b4885c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Tan is more saturated, warmer than Medium Soil.

Can I use USAF Tan instead of Medium Soil?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). USAF Tan is more saturated, warmer than Medium Soil.

Can I use Medium Soil instead of USAF Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Soil is more muted, 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 Medium Soil on the colour wheel See USAF Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Soil

Medium Soil vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USAF Tan
Medium Soil vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than USAF Tan
Medium Soil vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than USAF Tan

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to USAF Tan

USAF Tan vs Uniform Sand Yellow FS-32555 (AMMO.F-510)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Medium Soil
USAF Tan vs Desert Yellow (IONIC-0142)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Medium Soil
USAF Tan vs Washable Dust (ATOM-20178)ATOM · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Medium Soil equivalents · USAF Tan equivalents