What is the difference between Ionrach Skin and Wooden Deck Tan?

ΔE 7 (close). Wooden Deck Tan is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ionrach Skin vs Wooden Deck Tan

Ionrach Skin

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8a888 (estimate)

Wooden Deck Tan

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-68
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b7a786 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Wooden Deck Tan is cooler than Ionrach Skin.

Can I use Wooden Deck Tan instead of Ionrach Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Wooden Deck Tan is cooler than Ionrach Skin.

Can I use Ionrach Skin instead of Wooden Deck Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ionrach Skin is 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 Ionrach Skin on the colour wheel See Wooden Deck Tan on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Ionrach Skin

Ionrach Skin vs Buff (XF-57)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Wooden Deck Tan
Ionrach Skin vs Wooden Deck Tan (XF-78)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close
Ionrach Skin vs Tan (USAF) (AS-15)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 9, close

Other Citadel paints close to Wooden Deck Tan

Wooden Deck Tan vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 8, close
Wooden Deck Tan vs Krieg KhakiColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close
Wooden Deck Tan vs Morghast BoneColour: Base · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Ionrach Skin equivalents · Wooden Deck Tan equivalents