What is the difference between Leather Brown and Beasty Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Beasty Brown is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs Beasty Brown

Leather Brown

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0152
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9b5a1a (estimate)

Beasty Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.043
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b66724 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Beasty Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Leather Brown.

Can I use Beasty Brown instead of Leather Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Beasty Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Leather Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Beasty Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leather Brown is a little darker, 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 Leather Brown on the colour wheel See Beasty Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Beasty Brown
Leather Brown vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair
Leather Brown vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 13, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Beasty Brown

Beasty Brown vs Mushroom Brown (IONIC-0151)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 10, close
Beasty Brown vs Leather Brown (A.MIG-0651)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 10, close
Beasty Brown vs Yellow ShadowIONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · Beasty Brown equivalents