What is the difference between Tan (USAF) and Sand Beige?

ΔE 7 (close). Sand Beige is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tan (USAF) vs Sand Beige

Tan (USAF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: AS Spray (aircraft)
Code: AS-15
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b5926c (estimate)

Sand Beige

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.244
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa9672 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Beige is more muted, cooler than Tan (USAF).

Can I use Sand Beige instead of Tan (USAF)?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Sand Beige is more muted, cooler than Tan (USAF).

Can I use Tan (USAF) instead of Sand Beige?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tan (USAF) 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 Tan (USAF) on the colour wheel See Sand Beige on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tan (USAF)

Tan (USAF) vs Light Brown (71.027)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sand Beige
Tan (USAF) vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sand Beige
Tan (USAF) vs USAF Tan (71.348)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sand Beige

Other Tamiya paints close to Sand Beige

Sand Beige vs Wooden Deck Tan (XF-78)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tan (USAF)
Sand Beige vs Wooden Deck Tan (TS-68)TS Spray · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tan (USAF)
Sand Beige vs Buff (XF-57)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Tan (USAF) equivalents · Sand Beige equivalents