What is the difference between Flayed One Flesh and Tan (USAF)?

ΔE 11 (fair). Tan (USAF) is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Flayed One Flesh vs Tan (USAF)

Flayed One Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8a888 (estimate)

Tan (USAF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-15
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b5926c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Tan (USAF) is a little darker, cooler than Flayed One Flesh.

Can I use Tan (USAF) instead of Flayed One Flesh?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Tan (USAF) is a little darker, cooler than Flayed One Flesh.

Can I use Flayed One Flesh instead of Tan (USAF)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flayed One Flesh is a little lighter, 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 Flayed One Flesh on the colour wheel See Tan (USAF) on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Flayed One Flesh

Flayed One Flesh vs Buff (XF-57)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tan (USAF)
Flayed One Flesh vs Light Sand (TS-46)TS Spray · ΔE 10, close · closer than Tan (USAF)
Flayed One Flesh vs Desert Yellow (XF-59)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 13, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Tan (USAF)

Tan (USAF) vs Baneblade BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Flayed One Flesh
Tan (USAF) vs Baneblade BrownColour: Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Flayed One Flesh
Tan (USAF) vs Ionrach SkinColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Flayed One Flesh

All matches: Flayed One Flesh equivalents · Tan (USAF) equivalents