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

ΔE 10 (fair). Wooden Deck Tan is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Kobold Skin vs Wooden Deck Tan

Kobold Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8a080 (estimate)

Wooden Deck Tan

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-68
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b7a786 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Wooden Deck Tan is more muted, cooler than Kobold Skin.

Can I use Wooden Deck Tan instead of Kobold Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Wooden Deck Tan is more muted, cooler than Kobold Skin.

Can I use Kobold Skin instead of Wooden Deck Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Kobold 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 Kobold Skin on the colour wheel See Wooden Deck Tan on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Kobold Skin

Kobold Skin vs Buff (XF-57)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Wooden Deck Tan
Kobold Skin vs Tan (USAF) (AS-15)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wooden Deck Tan
Kobold Skin vs Wooden Deck Tan (XF-78)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Wooden Deck Tan

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

All matches: Kobold Skin equivalents · Wooden Deck Tan equivalents