What is the difference between Rakarth Flesh and Deck Tan?

ΔE 9 (close). Deck Tan is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Rakarth Flesh vs Deck Tan

Rakarth Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8a090 (estimate)

Deck Tan

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-55
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c3b49f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deck Tan is a little lighter, warmer than Rakarth Flesh.

Can I use Deck Tan instead of Rakarth Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Deck Tan is a little lighter, warmer than Rakarth Flesh.

Can I use Rakarth Flesh instead of Deck Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rakarth Flesh is a little darker, cooler.

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 Rakarth Flesh on the colour wheel See Deck Tan on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Rakarth Flesh

Rakarth Flesh vs Medium Sea Gray (AS-11)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deck Tan
Rakarth Flesh vs Light Gray (IJN) (AS-2)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 10, fair
Rakarth Flesh vs Wooden Deck Tan (XF-78)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Deck Tan

Deck Tan vs WraithboneColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rakarth Flesh
Deck Tan vs Terminatus StoneColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close · closer than Rakarth Flesh
Deck Tan vs Deepkin FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Rakarth Flesh

All matches: Rakarth Flesh equivalents · Deck Tan equivalents