What is the difference between Base Flesh and Leather Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Leather Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Base Flesh vs Leather Brown

Base Flesh

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11401
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #784931 (estimate)

Leather Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #694433 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Leather Brown is a little darker, more muted than Base Flesh.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Base Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Leather Brown is a little darker, more muted than Base Flesh.

Can I use Base Flesh instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Base Flesh is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Base Flesh on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Base Flesh

Base Flesh vs Rawhide BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Leather Brown
Base Flesh vs Husk BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Leather Brown
Base Flesh vs Leather Brown (WP4050P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Light Leather (AK17060)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Base Flesh
Leather Brown vs Camel Brown (AK17059)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Base Flesh
Leather Brown vs Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) (AK11338)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Base Flesh

All matches: Base Flesh equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents