What is the difference between Leather and German Red Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). German Red Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather vs German Red Brown

Leather

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20058
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #46201c (estimate)

German Red Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 70.605
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #573334 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. German Red Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Leather.

Can I use German Red Brown instead of Leather?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). German Red Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Leather.

Can I use Leather instead of German Red Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Leather

Leather vs Black Red (70.859)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than German Red Brown
Leather vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than German Red Brown
Leather vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to German Red Brown

German Red Brown vs Coffee Brown (ATOM-20060)ATOM · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Leather
German Red Brown vs Dark Brown (A.MIG-3512)Oilbrusher · ΔE 8, close · closer than Leather
German Red Brown vs Scab Red (IONIC-0073)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Leather

All matches: Leather equivalents · German Red Brown equivalents