What is the difference between Perisher Pink and Tan?

ΔE 19 (loose). Tan is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Perisher Pink vs Tan

Perisher Pink

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ba636a (estimate)

Tan

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.066
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d1775d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Tan is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Perisher Pink.

Can I use Tan instead of Perisher Pink?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Tan is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Perisher Pink.

Can I use Perisher Pink instead of Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Perisher Pink is a little darker, more muted, 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 Perisher Pink on the colour wheel See Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Perisher Pink

Perisher Pink vs Old Rose (70.944)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tan
Perisher Pink vs Succubus Skin (72.108)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Tan
Perisher Pink vs German Orange (70.805)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Tan

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Tan

Tan vs Evil Eye RedTriads: highlights · ΔE 9, close · closer than Perisher Pink
Tan vs Satyr BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Perisher Pink
Tan vs Rust OrangeTriads: shadows · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Perisher Pink

All matches: Perisher Pink equivalents · Tan equivalents