What is the difference between Medium Flesh Tone and Leather Brown?

ΔE 10 (fair). Leather Brown is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Medium Flesh Tone vs Leather Brown

Medium Flesh Tone

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11054
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c4803a (estimate)

Leather Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.040
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c18223 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Leather Brown is more saturated, cooler than Medium Flesh Tone.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Medium Flesh Tone?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Leather Brown is more saturated, cooler than Medium Flesh Tone.

Can I use Medium Flesh Tone instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Medium Flesh Tone is more muted, 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 Medium Flesh Tone on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Medium Flesh Tone

Medium Flesh Tone vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Leather Brown
Medium Flesh Tone vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Leather Brown
Medium Flesh Tone vs Base Flesh (74.004)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 10, close · closer than Leather Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Ochre (AK11118)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 10, close · closer than Medium Flesh Tone
Leather Brown vs Solar Yellow (AK17012)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 10, fair
Leather Brown vs Space Yellow (AK17011)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Medium Flesh Tone equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents