What is the difference between Leather and German Red Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). German Red Brown is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather vs German Red Brown

Leather

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17053
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #674541 (estimate)

German Red Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.605
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #573334 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Red Brown is a little darker, cooler than Leather.

Can I use German Red Brown instead of Leather?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). German Red Brown is a little darker, cooler than Leather.

Can I use Leather instead of German Red Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leather is a little lighter, 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 on the colour wheel See German Red Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Leather

Leather vs Rust (71.080)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than German Red Brown
Leather vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than German Red Brown
Leather vs Mahogany Brown (70.846)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than German Red Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to German Red Brown

German Red Brown vs Violet Red (AK11075)3rd Gen Pastel · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Leather
German Red Brown vs Russet Shadow (AK11277)Color Punch · ΔE 7, close · closer than Leather
German Red Brown vs Dark Shadow Flesh (AK11405)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Leather

All matches: Leather equivalents · German Red Brown equivalents