What is the difference between Ochre and Leather Brown?

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

Ochre vs Leather Brown

Ochre

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Intense
Code: AK11118
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c0903a (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 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Leather Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Ochre.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Ochre?

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

Can I use Ochre instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ochre is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Ochre on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ochre

Ochre vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Leather Brown
Ochre vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Leather Brown
Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Leather Brown

Other AK Interactive paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Medium Flesh Tone (AK11054)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair
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: Ochre equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents