What is the difference between Tanned Skin and Tan Earth?

ΔE 10 (close). Tan Earth is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tanned Skin vs Tan Earth

Tanned Skin

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09044
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a57b69 (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 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tan Earth is a little darker, warmer than Tanned Skin.

Can I use Tan Earth instead of Tanned Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Tan Earth is a little darker, warmer than Tanned Skin.

Can I use Tanned Skin instead of Tan Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tanned Skin 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 Tanned Skin on the colour wheel See Tan Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tanned Skin

Tanned Skin vs Tan Earth (71.079)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tan Earth
Tanned Skin vs US Desert Sand (71.140)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Tan Earth
Tanned Skin vs Pale Brown (70.825)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Tan Earth

Other Reaper paints close to Tan Earth

Tan Earth vs Leather Brown (09030)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Tanned Skin
Tan Earth vs Tanned Shadow (09043)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tanned Skin
Tan Earth vs Driftwood Brown (09162)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Tanned Skin

All matches: Tanned Skin equivalents · Tan Earth equivalents