What is the difference between Deathclaw Brown and Tan?

ΔE 10 (close). Tan is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deathclaw Brown vs Tan

Deathclaw Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8704a (estimate)

Tan

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

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tan is a little lighter, cooler than Deathclaw Brown.

Can I use Tan instead of Deathclaw Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Tan is a little lighter, cooler than Deathclaw Brown.

Can I use Deathclaw Brown instead of Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deathclaw Brown is a little darker, 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 Deathclaw Brown on the colour wheel See Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deathclaw Brown

Deathclaw Brown vs Elf Skin Tone (72.004)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Tan
Deathclaw Brown vs Beige Red (70.804)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tan
Deathclaw Brown vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Tan

Other Citadel paints close to Tan

Tan vs Ratskin FleshColour: Base · ΔE 6, close · closer than Deathclaw Brown
Tan vs Cadian FleshtoneColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Deathclaw Brown
Tan vs Bugman's GlowColour: Base · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Deathclaw Brown equivalents · Tan equivalents