What is the difference between Mid Khaki Drill and USAF Tan?

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

Mid Khaki Drill vs USAF Tan

Mid Khaki Drill

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4135P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b99b70 (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 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Tan is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Mid Khaki Drill.

Can I use USAF Tan instead of Mid Khaki Drill?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). USAF Tan is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Mid Khaki Drill.

Can I use Mid Khaki Drill instead of USAF Tan?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Mid Khaki Drill

Mid Khaki Drill vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than USAF Tan
Mid Khaki Drill vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than USAF Tan
Mid Khaki Drill vs Light Brown (71.027)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 Mid Khaki Drill
USAF Tan vs Charred BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close
USAF Tan vs Mid DAK Sand (WP4145P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Mid Khaki Drill equivalents · USAF Tan equivalents