What is the difference between Deck Tan and Silver Grey?

ΔE 7 (close). Silver Grey is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deck Tan vs Silver Grey

Deck Tan

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

Silver Grey

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.883
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cec5b7 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Silver Grey is a little lighter, more muted than Deck Tan.

Can I use Silver Grey instead of Deck Tan?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Silver Grey is a little lighter, more muted than Deck Tan.

Can I use Deck Tan instead of Silver Grey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deck Tan is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Silver Grey 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 Silver Grey
Deck Tan vs IAF Sand (71.327)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Silver Grey
Deck Tan vs Cream White (70.766)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Tamiya paints close to Silver Grey

Silver Grey vs Light Gray (AS-16)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deck Tan
Silver Grey vs Insignia White (US Navy) (AS-20)AS Spray (aircraft) · ΔE 6, close · closer than Deck Tan
Silver Grey vs J.N. Gray (XF-12)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deck Tan

All matches: Deck Tan equivalents · Silver Grey equivalents