What is the difference between Baneblade Brown and Desert Tan?

ΔE 10 (fair). Desert Tan is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Baneblade Brown vs Desert Tan

Baneblade Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b09068 (estimate)

Desert Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.765
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8997b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Desert Tan is more muted, cooler than Baneblade Brown.

Can I use Desert Tan instead of Baneblade Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Desert Tan is more muted, cooler than Baneblade Brown.

Can I use Baneblade Brown instead of Desert Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Baneblade Brown is 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 Baneblade Brown on the colour wheel See Desert Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Baneblade Brown

Baneblade Brown vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Tan
Baneblade Brown vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Desert Tan
Baneblade Brown vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Desert Tan

Other Citadel paints close to Desert Tan

Desert Tan vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close · closer than Baneblade Brown
Desert Tan vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Baneblade Brown
Desert Tan vs Ionrach SkinColour: Base · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Baneblade Brown

All matches: Baneblade Brown equivalents · Desert Tan equivalents