What is the difference between Bubonic Ochre and Leather Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Leather Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bubonic Ochre vs Leather Brown

Bubonic Ochre

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0022
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b47e00 (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 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Leather Brown is more muted than Bubonic Ochre.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Bubonic Ochre?

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

Can I use Bubonic Ochre instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bubonic Ochre is more saturated.

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Bubonic Ochre

Bubonic Ochre vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair
Bubonic Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair
Bubonic Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 14, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Ochre (A.MIG-3515)Oilbrusher · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bubonic Ochre
Leather Brown vs Bright Orange (AMMO.F-538)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 11, fair
Leather Brown vs Golden Sand (IONIC-0150)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Bubonic Ochre equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents