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Make a free guideLooking for a Deck Tan equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Deck Tan (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Reaper MSP, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Fanatic, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Model Color, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Game Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Diorama FX, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Hobby Spray, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Metal Color, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Model Wash, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Deck Tan, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Desolate BrownArmy Painter SpeedpaintGreat match
- Shade 1Medium Sea GreyAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- BaseDeck TanAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Off-WhiteVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Highlight 2Ivory TuskArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.