What is the difference between Deck Tan and Cream White?

ΔE 8 (close). Cream White is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deck Tan vs Cream White

Deck Tan

Brand: Tamiya
Range: XF Flat Acrylic
Code: XF-55
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c3b49f (estimate)

Cream White

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.766
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dac8b5 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cream White is a little lighter, warmer than Deck Tan.

Can I use Cream White instead of Deck Tan?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Cream White is a little lighter, warmer than Deck Tan.

Can I use Deck Tan instead of Cream White?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deck Tan is a little darker, 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 Deck Tan on the colour wheel See Cream White on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deck Tan

Deck Tan vs USAAF Light Gray (71.296)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cream White
Deck Tan vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cream White
Deck Tan vs Silver Grey (70.883)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cream White

Other Tamiya paints close to Cream White

Cream White vs Light Gray (AS-16)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 8, close
Cream White vs Insignia White (US Navy) (AS-20)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 10, close
Cream White vs J.A. Gray (XF-14)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Deck Tan equivalents · Cream White equivalents