What is the difference between Tundra Taupe and Dark Earth?

ΔE 7 (close). Dark Earth is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tundra Taupe vs Dark Earth

Tundra Taupe

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #52533b (estimate)

Dark Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.029
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #514b3d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Earth is more muted, warmer than Tundra Taupe.

Can I use Dark Earth instead of Tundra Taupe?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Dark Earth is more muted, warmer than Tundra Taupe.

Can I use Tundra Taupe instead of Dark Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tundra Taupe 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 Tundra Taupe on the colour wheel See Dark Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tundra Taupe

Tundra Taupe vs Interior Green (71.010)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Earth
Tundra Taupe vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Dark Earth
Tundra Taupe vs Green RLM62 (71.104)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Earth

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Earth

Dark Earth vs Dark Boot Brown (WP4126P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tundra Taupe
Dark Earth vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tundra Taupe
Dark Earth vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Tundra Taupe equivalents · Dark Earth equivalents