What is the difference between Khaki and Tan Earth?

ΔE 9 (close). Tan Earth is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Khaki vs Tan Earth

Khaki

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-527
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #96764e (estimate)

Tan Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.874
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #896950 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tan Earth is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Khaki.

Can I use Tan Earth instead of Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Tan Earth is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Khaki.

Can I use Khaki instead of Tan Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Khaki is a little lighter, more saturated, 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 Khaki on the colour wheel See Tan Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Khaki

Khaki vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tan Earth
Khaki vs Middle Stone (71.031)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tan Earth
Khaki vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Tan Earth

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Tan Earth

Tan Earth vs RLM 79 Sand Yellow (C-119)Mr. Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Khaki
Tan Earth vs Brown (C-526)Mr. Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Khaki
Tan Earth vs Light Brown (C-321)Mr. Color · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Khaki equivalents · Tan Earth equivalents