What is the difference between Elven Skin and USAF Tan?

ΔE 9 (close). USAF Tan is a little darker, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Elven Skin vs USAF Tan

Elven Skin

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bf9475 (estimate)

USAF Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.348
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b4885c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. USAF Tan is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Elven Skin.

Can I use USAF Tan instead of Elven Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). USAF Tan is a little darker, more saturated, cooler than Elven Skin.

Can I use Elven Skin instead of USAF Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Elven Skin is a little lighter, more muted, 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 Elven Skin on the colour wheel See USAF Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Elven Skin

Elven Skin vs Barbarian Skin (72.071)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than USAF Tan
Elven Skin vs Pale Flesh (74.015)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 9, close · closer than USAF Tan
Elven Skin vs Camoufl age Brown (71.117)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to USAF Tan

USAF Tan vs Ares FleshTriads: highlights · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Elven Skin
USAF Tan vs Kronos FleshTriads: midtones · ΔE 10, fair
USAF Tan vs Skeleton LegionTriads: midtones · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Elven Skin equivalents · USAF Tan equivalents