What is the difference between Amber Skin and Wooden Deck Tan?

ΔE 8 (close). Wooden Deck Tan is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Amber Skin vs Wooden Deck Tan

Amber Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c7a482 (estimate)

Wooden Deck Tan

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-78
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b7a786 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Wooden Deck Tan is more muted, cooler than Amber Skin.

Can I use Wooden Deck Tan instead of Amber Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Wooden Deck Tan is more muted, cooler than Amber Skin.

Can I use Amber Skin instead of Wooden Deck Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Amber Skin is more saturated, 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 Amber Skin on the colour wheel See Wooden Deck Tan on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Amber Skin

Amber Skin vs Buff (XF-57)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Wooden Deck Tan
Amber Skin vs Tan (USAF) (AS-15)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wooden Deck Tan
Amber Skin vs Wooden Deck Tan (TS-68)TS Spray · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Wooden Deck Tan

Wooden Deck Tan vs Tomb King TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Amber Skin
Wooden Deck Tan vs Banshee BrownWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Amber Skin
Wooden Deck Tan vs Canvas (WP4033P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Amber Skin

All matches: Amber Skin equivalents · Wooden Deck Tan equivalents