What is the difference between Stone Grey and Wooden Deck Tan?

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

Stone Grey vs Wooden Deck Tan

Stone Grey

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4138P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #beb4a0 (estimate)

Wooden Deck Tan

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-78
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b7a786 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Wooden Deck Tan is a little darker, more saturated than Stone Grey.

Can I use Wooden Deck Tan instead of Stone Grey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Wooden Deck Tan is a little darker, more saturated than Stone Grey.

Can I use Stone Grey instead of Wooden Deck Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Stone Grey is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Stone Grey on the colour wheel See Wooden Deck Tan on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Stone Grey

Stone Grey vs Deck Tan (XF-55)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Wooden Deck Tan
Stone Grey vs Light Gray (AS-16)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 6, close · closer than Wooden Deck Tan
Stone Grey vs Medium Sea Gray (AS-11)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 8, close · closer than Wooden Deck Tan

Other Army Painter paints close to Wooden Deck Tan

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

All matches: Stone Grey equivalents · Wooden Deck Tan equivalents