What is the difference between Light Leather and BC Dark Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). BC Dark Brown is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Light Leather vs BC Dark Brown

Light Leather

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17060
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6e4536 (estimate)

BC Dark Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.768
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #654c38 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BC Dark Brown is more muted, warmer than Light Leather.

Can I use BC Dark Brown instead of Light Leather?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). BC Dark Brown is more muted, warmer than Light Leather.

Can I use Light Leather instead of BC Dark Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Light Leather is more saturated, cooler.

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 Light Leather on the colour wheel See BC Dark Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Light Leather

Light Leather vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than BC Dark Brown
Light Leather vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than BC Dark Brown
Light Leather vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to BC Dark Brown

BC Dark Brown vs British Uniform (AK17076)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Leather
BC Dark Brown vs Grey-Brown (AK11125)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Leather
BC Dark Brown vs Mud Brown (AK11120)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Leather

All matches: Light Leather equivalents · BC Dark Brown equivalents