Matching it is straightforward: Green Stuff World Zombie Flesh lands at 90 percent in the same finish, and 7 brands in all carry a close same-finish swap. In the pot, Deck Tan reads as a warm yellow, light and moderate. It builds a smooth gradient with Dark Yellow 2 underneath and Sand on the highlights, all in the Tamiya line. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Deck Tan equivalents, brand by brand
3 of the 11 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Tamiya Deck Tan, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Green Stuff World equivalent: Green Stuff World Zombie Flesh, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.1).
- Nearest in the Citadel catalog: Citadel Morghast Bone, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.2).
- Best The Army Painter option: The Army Painter Barren Dune, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.3).
- From Two Thin Coats: Two Thin Coats Flak Gun Yellow, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.0).
- Revell's closest color: Revell Sandy Yellow (RAL 1024), close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.5).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Dark Sand, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.6).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.1 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Green Stuff World
Citadel
The Army Painter
Two Thin Coats
Revell
Vallejo
AK Interactive
Monument Pro Acryl
Scale75
Humbrol
P3 Paints
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Match difficulty
Found in 7 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Deck Tan?
The closest same-finish match is Green Stuff World Zombie Flesh at 90% color similarity.
Is there a Citadel equivalent of Deck Tan?
Yes. The closest Citadel option is Morghast Bone at 89%, a same-finish match.
What color is Deck Tan?
Deck Tan is a light moderate yellow with a warm undertone (hex #C0A868).
What do I highlight and shade Deck Tan with?
Highlight Deck Tan toward Sand and shade it down into Dark Yellow 2, both Tamiya paints in the same finish family.