What is the difference between Barren Yellow and Bootstrap Leather?

ΔE 16 (loose). Bootstrap Leather is a little darker, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Barren Yellow vs Bootstrap Leather

Barren Yellow

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a86a20 (estimate)

Bootstrap Leather

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93031
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8e5f2f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bootstrap Leather is a little darker, much more muted than Barren Yellow.

Can I use Bootstrap Leather instead of Barren Yellow?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Bootstrap Leather is a little darker, much more muted than Barren Yellow.

Can I use Barren Yellow instead of Bootstrap Leather?

The same difference applies the other way round: Barren Yellow is a little lighter, much 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 Barren Yellow on the colour wheel See Bootstrap Leather on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Barren Yellow

Barren Yellow vs Blood Tracker Brown (93030)Formula P3 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bootstrap Leather
Barren Yellow vs Meaty Ochre (93138)Formula P3 · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bootstrap Leather
Barren Yellow vs Bogrin Brown (93139)Formula P3 · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Bootstrap Leather

Other Army Painter paints close to Bootstrap Leather

Bootstrap Leather vs Dark DAK Sand (WP4144P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Barren Yellow
Bootstrap Leather vs Leather BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Barren Yellow
Bootstrap Leather vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Barren Yellow

All matches: Barren Yellow equivalents · Bootstrap Leather equivalents