What is the difference between Tanned Skin and Deck Grey?

ΔE 15 (loose). Deck Grey is a little lighter, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tanned Skin vs Deck Grey

Tanned Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4142P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e4aa8e (estimate)

Deck Grey

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1885
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d9c1a3 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Deck Grey is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Tanned Skin.

Can I use Deck Grey instead of Tanned Skin?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Deck Grey is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Tanned Skin.

Can I use Tanned Skin instead of Deck Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tanned Skin is a little darker, 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 Tanned Skin on the colour wheel See Deck Grey on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Tanned Skin

Tanned Skin vs Pale Flesh (1844)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deck Grey
Tanned Skin vs Parchment (3209)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Deck Grey
Tanned Skin vs Elven Flesh (1845)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 16, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Deck Grey

Deck Grey vs Ancient StoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tanned Skin
Deck Grey vs Skeleton BoneWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tanned Skin
Deck Grey vs Skeleton BoneWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Tanned Skin

All matches: Tanned Skin equivalents · Deck Grey equivalents