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Make a free guideLooking for a Tan equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Tan (Vallejo Game Color) in Citadel Colour, Reaper MSP, Vallejo Model Wash, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Metal Color, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Vallejo Model Color, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Vallejo Diorama FX, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Army Painter Quickshade, Monument Pro Acryl, Army Painter Colour Primer, 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 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 2Walnut BrownReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Sepia ToneArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- BaseTanVallejo Game Color
- Highlight 1SandalwoodScale75 ScalecolorGreat match
- Highlight 2Urban BuffArmy 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.