What is the difference between Cadian Fleshtone and Tan?

ΔE 9 (close). Tan is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cadian Fleshtone vs Tan

Cadian Fleshtone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c07a5a (estimate)

Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.066
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d1775d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tan is more saturated, cooler than Cadian Fleshtone.

Can I use Tan instead of Cadian Fleshtone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Tan is more saturated, cooler than Cadian Fleshtone.

Can I use Cadian Fleshtone instead of Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cadian Fleshtone is more muted, 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 Cadian Fleshtone on the colour wheel See Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cadian Fleshtone

Cadian Fleshtone vs Elf Skin Tone (72.004)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tan
Cadian Fleshtone vs Burned Flesh (74.002)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tan
Cadian Fleshtone vs Beige Red (70.804)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Tan

Other Citadel paints close to Tan

Tan vs Ratskin FleshColour: Base · ΔE 6, close · closer than Cadian Fleshtone
Tan vs Deathclaw BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close
Tan vs Bugman's GlowColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Cadian Fleshtone equivalents · Tan equivalents