What is the difference between Charred Bone and USAF Tan?

ΔE 9 (close). USAF Tan is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Charred Bone vs USAF Tan

Charred Bone

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a08560 (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 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Tan is more saturated, warmer than Charred Bone.

Can I use USAF Tan instead of Charred Bone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). USAF Tan is more saturated, warmer than Charred Bone.

Can I use Charred Bone instead of USAF Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Charred Bone 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 Charred Bone on the colour wheel See USAF Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Charred Bone

Charred Bone vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than USAF Tan
Charred Bone vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than USAF Tan
Charred Bone vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than USAF Tan

Other Army Painter paints close to USAF Tan

USAF Tan vs Telogreika Ochre (WP4129P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Charred Bone
USAF Tan vs Mid Khaki Drill (WP4135P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Charred Bone
USAF Tan vs Mid DAK Sand (WP4145P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Charred Bone equivalents · USAF Tan equivalents