What is the difference between Tundra Taupe and Germ. Beige WWII?

ΔE 9 (close). Germ. Beige WWII is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tundra Taupe vs Germ. Beige WWII

Tundra Taupe

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

Germ. Beige WWII

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.821
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6a6550 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Germ. Beige WWII is a little lighter, warmer than Tundra Taupe.

Can I use Germ. Beige WWII instead of Tundra Taupe?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Germ. Beige WWII is a little lighter, warmer than Tundra Taupe.

Can I use Tundra Taupe instead of Germ. Beige WWII?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tundra Taupe is a little darker, 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 Germ. Beige WWII 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 Germ. Beige WWII
Tundra Taupe vs AMT-4 Cam. Green (71.301)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Germ. Beige WWII
Tundra Taupe vs Green RLM62 (71.104)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Germ. Beige WWII

Other Army Painter paints close to Germ. Beige WWII

Germ. Beige WWII vs Venom WyrmWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close
Germ. Beige WWII vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close
Germ. Beige WWII vs Medium Drab (WP4022P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Tundra Taupe equivalents · Germ. Beige WWII equivalents