What is the difference between Waffen Brown and Leather Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Leather Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Waffen Brown vs Leather Brown

Waffen Brown

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11417
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a3f26 (estimate)

Leather Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4050P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #694433 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Leather Brown is a little lighter than Waffen Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Waffen Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Leather Brown is a little lighter than Waffen Brown.

Can I use Waffen Brown instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Waffen Brown is a little darker.

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 Waffen Brown on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Waffen Brown

Waffen Brown vs Leather BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close
Waffen Brown vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close
Waffen Brown vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Light Leather (AK17060)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Waffen Brown
Leather Brown vs Camel Brown (AK17059)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Waffen Brown
Leather Brown vs Nº8 Earth Red (FS30117) (AK11338)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 6, close · closer than Waffen Brown

All matches: Waffen Brown equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents