What is the difference between Dragon Fang and Desert Tan?

ΔE 9 (close). Desert Tan is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dragon Fang vs Desert Tan

Dragon Fang

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #998364 (estimate)

Desert Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.765
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8997b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Desert Tan is a little lighter, cooler than Dragon Fang.

Can I use Desert Tan instead of Dragon Fang?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Desert Tan is a little lighter, cooler than Dragon Fang.

Can I use Dragon Fang instead of Desert Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dragon Fang is a little darker, 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 Dragon Fang on the colour wheel See Desert Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dragon Fang

Dragon Fang vs Sand Yellow (71.028)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Desert Tan
Dragon Fang vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Desert Tan
Dragon Fang vs Yellow Brown (71.246)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Desert Tan

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Desert Tan

Desert Tan vs Skeleton LegionTriads: midtones · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Dragon Fang
Desert Tan vs Temple StoneTriads: highlights · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dragon Fang
Desert Tan vs Vampire FangTriads: highlights · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Dragon Fang equivalents · Desert Tan equivalents