What is the difference between Leather Brown and Olive Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Olive Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs Olive Brown

Leather Brown

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

Olive Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.889
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #322621 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Olive Brown is a little darker, more muted than Leather Brown.

Can I use Olive Brown instead of Leather Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Olive Brown is a little darker, more muted than Leather Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Olive Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leather Brown 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 Leather Brown on the colour wheel See Olive Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Olive Brown
Leather Brown vs Canvas (70.763)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Olive Brown
Leather Brown vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Olive Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Olive Brown

Olive Brown vs Brown Black (AK17047)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Olive Brown vs S.C.C. No.1A Very Dark Brown (AK11384)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Olive Brown vs RAL 8017 Rotbraun (AK11330)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Leather Brown

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · Olive Brown equivalents