What is the difference between Deep Khaki Drill and Tan Earth?

ΔE 8 (close). Tan Earth is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Khaki Drill vs Tan Earth

Deep Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4134P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #907754 (estimate)

Tan Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.874
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #896950 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tan Earth is a little darker, warmer than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use Tan Earth instead of Deep Khaki Drill?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Tan Earth is a little darker, warmer than Deep Khaki Drill.

Can I use Deep Khaki Drill instead of Tan Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep Khaki Drill is a little lighter, 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 Deep Khaki Drill on the colour wheel See Tan Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deep Khaki Drill

Deep Khaki Drill vs Middle Stone (71.031)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tan Earth
Deep Khaki Drill vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tan Earth
Deep Khaki Drill vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tan Earth

Other Army Painter paints close to Tan Earth

Tan Earth vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deep Khaki Drill
Tan Earth vs Paratrooper TanWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close
Tan Earth vs Paratrooper Tan (WP4027P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Deep Khaki Drill equivalents · Tan Earth equivalents