What is the difference between Golden Skin and Desert Tan?

ΔE 10 (close). Desert Tan is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Golden Skin vs Desert Tan

Golden Skin

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09092
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bc9678 (estimate)

Desert Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.765
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8997b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Tan is more muted, cooler than Golden Skin.

Can I use Desert Tan instead of Golden Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Desert Tan is more muted, cooler than Golden Skin.

Can I use Golden Skin instead of Desert Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Golden Skin is more saturated, 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 Golden Skin on the colour wheel See Desert Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Golden Skin

Golden Skin vs Pale Flesh (74.015)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 7, close · closer than Desert Tan
Golden Skin vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Desert Tan
Golden Skin vs Sand Beige (71.244)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Desert Tan

Other Reaper paints close to Desert Tan

Desert Tan vs Khaki Shadow (09121)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Golden Skin
Desert Tan vs Terran Khaki (09122)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Golden Skin
Desert Tan vs Aged Bone (09058)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Golden Skin equivalents · Desert Tan equivalents