What is the difference between Leather Brown and Bootstrap Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Bootstrap Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs Bootstrap Brown

Leather Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Intense
Code: AK11110
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d2c1a (estimate)

Bootstrap Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c332c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bootstrap Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Leather Brown.

Can I use Bootstrap Brown instead of Leather Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Bootstrap Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Leather Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Bootstrap Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leather Brown is a little darker, warmer.

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 Leather Brown on the colour wheel See Bootstrap Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Mud Spatter (WP4057P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Bootstrap Brown
Leather Brown vs Dark RustWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bootstrap Brown
Leather Brown vs Dark Battle Dress (WP4052P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bootstrap Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Bootstrap Brown

Bootstrap Brown vs Waffen Red Brown (AK11419)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Bootstrap Brown vs Burnt Red (AK11097)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Bootstrap Brown vs NATO Brown (AK11359)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Leather Brown

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · Bootstrap Brown equivalents