What is the difference between Fresh Rust and Leather Brown?

ΔE 15 (loose). Leather Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fresh Rust vs Leather Brown

Fresh Rust

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a04828 (estimate)

Leather Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1829
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7530e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Leather Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Fresh Rust.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Fresh Rust?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Leather Brown is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Fresh Rust.

Can I use Fresh Rust instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fresh Rust is a little darker, more muted, cooler.

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 Fresh Rust on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Fresh Rust

Fresh Rust vs Quicksand Brown (1834)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Leather Brown
Fresh Rust vs Brown Skin (3219)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Leather Brown
Fresh Rust vs Sangria Red (1789)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 17, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Barren YellowWarpaints Air · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Fresh Rust
Leather Brown vs Demigod FlamesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Fresh Rust
Leather Brown vs Rust (WP4034P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 15, loose

All matches: Fresh Rust equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents