What is the difference between Brown (JGSDF) and Tan Earth?

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

Brown (JGSDF) vs Tan Earth

Brown (JGSDF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-90
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #81613a (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 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tan Earth is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Brown (JGSDF).

Can I use Tan Earth instead of Brown (JGSDF)?

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

Can I use Brown (JGSDF) instead of Tan Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown (JGSDF) is a little darker, 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 Brown (JGSDF) on the colour wheel See Tan Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Brown (JGSDF)

Brown (JGSDF) vs Brown Green (71.030)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tan Earth
Brown (JGSDF) vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Tan Earth
Brown (JGSDF) vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Tan Earth

Other Tamiya paints close to Tan Earth

Tan Earth vs Red Brown (TS-1)TS Spray · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Brown (JGSDF)
Tan Earth vs Brown (JGSDF) (XF-72)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close
Tan Earth vs NATO Brown (XF-68)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Brown (JGSDF) equivalents · Tan Earth equivalents