What is the difference between Dark Skin and Leather Brown?

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

Dark Skin vs Leather Brown

Dark Skin

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0158
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5b3427 (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 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Leather Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Dark Skin.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Dark Skin?

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

Can I use Dark Skin instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Skin is a little darker, cooler.

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 Dark Skin on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Skin

Dark Skin vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Dark Skin vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Dark Skin vs Rifle Brown (WP4031P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Leather Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Red Brown (AMMO.F-532)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Skin
Leather Brown vs Chipping (A.MIG-0618)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Skin
Leather Brown vs Graveyard Earth (IONIC-0148)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Dark Skin equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents