What is the difference between Desert Skin and Bootstrap Leather?

ΔE 11 (fair). Bootstrap Leather is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Skin vs Bootstrap Leather

Desert Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4151P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #af7349 (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 10.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bootstrap Leather is a little darker, cooler than Desert Skin.

Can I use Bootstrap Leather instead of Desert Skin?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Bootstrap Leather is a little darker, cooler than Desert Skin.

Can I use Desert Skin instead of Bootstrap Leather?

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

Other Formula P3 paints close to Desert Skin

Desert Skin vs Bogrin Brown (93139)Formula P3 · ΔE 11, fair
Desert Skin vs Idrian Flesh (93055)Formula P3 · ΔE 13, fair
Desert Skin vs Khardic Flesh (93057)Formula P3 · ΔE 15, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Bootstrap Leather

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

All matches: Desert Skin equivalents · Bootstrap Leather equivalents