What is the difference between Beast Hide and Desert Tan?

ΔE 16 (loose). Desert Tan is noticeably lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Beast Hide vs Desert Tan

Beast Hide

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93056
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa8f5a (estimate)

Desert Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.613
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0bb84 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Desert Tan is noticeably lighter, cooler than Beast Hide.

Can I use Desert Tan instead of Beast Hide?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Desert Tan is noticeably lighter, cooler than Beast Hide.

Can I use Beast Hide instead of Desert Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Beast Hide is noticeably darker, 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 Beast Hide on the colour wheel See Desert Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Beast Hide

Beast Hide vs UK Light Stone (71.143)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Desert Tan
Beast Hide vs Iraqi Sand (70.819)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Desert Tan
Beast Hide vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Desert Tan

Other Formula P3 paints close to Desert Tan

Desert Tan vs Hammerfall Khaki (93032)Formula P3 · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beast Hide
Desert Tan vs 'Jack Bone (93064)Formula P3 · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Beast Hide
Desert Tan vs Thrall Flesh (93071)Formula P3 · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Beast Hide equivalents · Desert Tan equivalents