What is the difference between Wraithbone and Wooden Deck Tan?

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

Wraithbone vs Wooden Deck Tan

Wraithbone

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8c0a0 (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 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Wooden Deck Tan is a little darker, warmer than Wraithbone.

Can I use Wooden Deck Tan instead of Wraithbone?

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

Can I use Wraithbone instead of Wooden Deck Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wraithbone is a little lighter, 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 Wraithbone on the colour wheel See Wooden Deck Tan on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Wraithbone

Wraithbone vs Deck Tan (XF-55)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wooden Deck Tan
Wraithbone vs Wooden Deck Tan (XF-78)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close
Wraithbone vs Gray Green (XF-76)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Wooden Deck Tan

Wooden Deck Tan vs Ionrach SkinColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wraithbone
Wooden Deck Tan vs Underhive AshColour: Dry · ΔE 8, close · closer than Wraithbone
Wooden Deck Tan vs Krieg KhakiColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Wraithbone

All matches: Wraithbone equivalents · Wooden Deck Tan equivalents