The stored digital swatch for Tan Earth is a mid-tone moderate brown with a warm undertone. The leading result in the same broad paint-type group is Vallejo Desert Yellow, scoring 91 percent digital color similarity. For a possible shade and highlight, compare Raf Dark Earth and Rlm 62, both AK Interactive paints selected from the digital catalog. Digital similarity provides a shortlist; compare the actual paints before continuing a project.
Tan Earth equivalents in other ranges
2 brands have a same-type candidate scoring at least 88% against Tan Earth's approximate swatch. Compare the listed options and test the paint before substituting.
- Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Desert Yellow, a small digital color distance (delta E 1.8).
- From Scale75: Scale75 Gobi Brown, similar digital colors (delta E 2.3).
- Revell's closest color: Revell 82 Dark Earth, some difference between the stored swatches (delta E 3.1).
- Nearest in the Green Stuff World catalog: Green Stuff World Komodo Khaki, a broader digital color reference (delta E 4.6).
- Best Humbrol option: Humbrol 100 Red Brown, a larger difference between the stored swatches (delta E 4.9).
- From Two Thin Coats: Two Thin Coats Noble Steed Brown, a broader digital color reference (delta E 5.3).
The stored swatches have a small digital color distance of delta E 1.8. That does not measure dried-paint appearance, sheen or coverage; compare test patches before substituting.
How to read the score
96–100Very close color
88–95Close color
78–87Similar color
0–77Loose color match
Scores compare approximate digital swatches. Test the paint before substituting.
Vallejo
Scale75
Revell
Green Stuff World
Humbrol
Two Thin Coats
The Army Painter
P3 Paints
Citadel
Tamiya
Monument Pro Acryl
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
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Found in 3 other brands with a similar digital color in the same catalog paint-type group.
Possible uses for this color
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Tan Earth?
The leading match in the same broad paint-type group is Vallejo Desert Yellow at 91% digital color similarity. Check sheen, medium and coverage before substituting.
What color is Tan Earth?
The approximate digital swatch for Tan Earth is a mid-tone moderate brown with a warm undertone (hex #7C5B32). It is not a physical paint measurement.
What do I highlight and shade Tan Earth with?
The digital catalog suggests testing Rlm 62 for a lighter step and Raf Dark Earth for a darker step, both from AK Interactive. These are computed color suggestions, not tested layering recipes.