What is the difference between NATO Brown and Leather Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Leather Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

NATO Brown vs Leather Brown

NATO Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen AFV Series
Code: AK11359
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #412f23 (estimate)

Leather Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.871
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b3b33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Leather Brown is a little lighter, cooler than NATO Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of NATO Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Leather Brown is a little lighter, cooler than NATO Brown.

Can I use NATO Brown instead of Leather Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to NATO Brown

NATO Brown vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Leather Brown
NATO Brown vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Leather Brown
NATO Brown vs Mahogany (71.036)Model Air · ΔE 7, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs RAL 7017 Dunkelbraun (AK11315)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than NATO Brown
Leather Brown vs Waffen Brown Grey (AK11416)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 3, very close · closer than NATO Brown
Leather Brown vs PC12 (AK11810)3rd Gen Air Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than NATO Brown

All matches: NATO Brown equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents