What is the difference between Typhon Ash and Deck Tan?

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

Typhon Ash vs Deck Tan

Typhon Ash

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a8a82 (estimate)

Deck Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.986
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c9b86 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Deck Tan is a little lighter, more saturated than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Deck Tan instead of Typhon Ash?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Deck Tan is a little lighter, more saturated than Typhon Ash.

Can I use Typhon Ash instead of Deck Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Typhon Ash is a little darker, more muted.

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 Typhon Ash on the colour wheel See Deck Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Typhon Ash

Typhon Ash vs IJN Medium Grey (71.312)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deck Tan
Typhon Ash vs AMT-1 Lt. Grey. Brown (71.320)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deck Tan
Typhon Ash vs M495 Light Gray (71.298)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Deck Tan

Other Citadel paints close to Deck Tan

Deck Tan vs Rakarth FleshColour: Base · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Typhon Ash
Deck Tan vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Typhon Ash
Deck Tan vs Longbeard GreyColour: Dry · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Typhon Ash equivalents · Deck Tan equivalents