What is the difference between Earth Clay and Leather Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Leather Brown is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Earth Clay vs Leather Brown

Earth Clay

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Oilbrusher
Code: A.MIG-3524
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #6c4526 (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 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Leather Brown is more muted, cooler than Earth Clay.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Earth Clay?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Leather Brown is more muted, cooler than Earth Clay.

Can I use Earth Clay instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Earth Clay is more saturated, 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 Earth Clay on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Earth Clay

Earth Clay vs Rawhide BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Earth Clay vs Husk BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Leather Brown
Earth Clay vs Leather BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

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 Earth Clay
Leather Brown vs Chipping (A.MIG-0618)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Earth Clay
Leather Brown vs Dark Skin (IONIC-0158)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Earth Clay

All matches: Earth Clay equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents