What is the difference between Mid DAK Sand and USAF Tan?

ΔE 10 (close). USAF Tan is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mid DAK Sand vs USAF Tan

Mid DAK Sand

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4145P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b78b4c (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 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Tan is more muted, warmer than Mid DAK Sand.

Can I use USAF Tan instead of Mid DAK Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). USAF Tan is more muted, warmer than Mid DAK Sand.

Can I use Mid DAK Sand instead of USAF Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mid DAK Sand is more saturated, 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 Mid DAK Sand on the colour wheel See USAF Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mid DAK Sand

Mid DAK Sand vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than USAF Tan
Mid DAK Sand vs Dark Sand (70.847)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than USAF Tan
Mid DAK Sand vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 8, 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 Mid DAK Sand
USAF Tan vs Mid Khaki Drill (WP4135P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mid DAK Sand
USAF Tan vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Mid DAK Sand

All matches: Mid DAK Sand equivalents · USAF Tan equivalents