What is the difference between Fur Brown and Leather Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Leather Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fur Brown vs Leather Brown

Fur Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7a4a40 (estimate)

Leather Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #694433 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Leather Brown is a little darker, warmer than Fur Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Fur Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Leather Brown is a little darker, warmer than Fur Brown.

Can I use Fur Brown instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fur Brown is a little lighter, 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 Fur Brown on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Fur Brown

Fur Brown vs Fur BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Fur Brown vs Leather Brown (WP4050P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
Fur Brown vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Leather Brown (WP4050P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 0, very close · closer than Fur Brown
Leather Brown vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Fur Brown
Leather Brown vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Fur Brown

All matches: Fur Brown equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents