What is the difference between Satyr Brown and Tan?

ΔE 11 (fair). Tan is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Satyr Brown vs Tan

Satyr Brown

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b6643d (estimate)

Tan

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

How close are they?

ΔE 11.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Tan is a little lighter, cooler than Satyr Brown.

Can I use Tan instead of Satyr Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Tan is a little lighter, cooler than Satyr Brown.

Can I use Satyr Brown instead of Tan?

The same difference applies the other way round: Satyr Brown 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 Satyr Brown on the colour wheel See Tan on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Satyr Brown

Satyr Brown vs Elf Skin Tone (72.004)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Tan
Satyr Brown vs Orange Brown (70.981)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tan
Satyr Brown vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Tan

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Tan

Tan vs Evil Eye RedTriads: highlights · ΔE 9, close · closer than Satyr Brown
Tan vs Rust OrangeTriads: shadows · ΔE 13, fair
Tan vs Perisher PinkTriads: shadows · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Satyr Brown equivalents · Tan equivalents