What is the difference between Desert Skin and Tanned Leather?

ΔE 6 (close). Tanned Leather is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Skin vs Tanned Leather

Desert Skin

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4151P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #af7349 (estimate)

Tanned Leather

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09031
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a27348 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Tanned Leather is more muted than Desert Skin.

Can I use Tanned Leather instead of Desert Skin?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Tanned Leather is more muted than Desert Skin.

Can I use Desert Skin instead of Tanned Leather?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Skin is 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 Desert Skin on the colour wheel See Tanned Leather on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Desert Skin

Desert Skin vs Sand Brown (09190)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close
Desert Skin vs Half-Orc Highlight (09204)Master Series Paints · ΔE 13, fair
Desert Skin vs Burnt Orange (09111)Master Series Paints · ΔE 13, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Tanned Leather

Tanned Leather vs Bullwhack BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Desert Skin
Tanned Leather vs Telogreika Ochre (WP4129P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
Tanned Leather vs Dark DAK Sand (WP4144P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Desert Skin equivalents · Tanned Leather equivalents