What is the difference between Canvas and Deck Tan?

ΔE 7 (close). Deck Tan is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Canvas vs Deck Tan

Canvas

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4033P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ab9d80 (estimate)

Deck Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.986
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c9b86 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deck Tan is more muted, cooler than Canvas.

Can I use Deck Tan instead of Canvas?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Deck Tan is more muted, cooler than Canvas.

Can I use Canvas instead of Deck Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Canvas 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 Canvas on the colour wheel See Deck Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Canvas

Canvas vs Desert Tan (70.765)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Deck Tan
Canvas vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Deck Tan
Canvas vs IDF Sand Grey (71.141)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deck Tan

Other Army Painter paints close to Deck Tan

Deck Tan vs Desert Olive Green (WP4140P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Canvas
Deck Tan vs Grey CastleWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Canvas
Deck Tan vs Combat FatiguesWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Canvas

All matches: Canvas equivalents · Deck Tan equivalents