What is the difference between Leather Brown and Brown (JGSDF)?

ΔE 8 (close). Brown (JGSDF) is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs Brown (JGSDF)

Leather Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a5a3a (estimate)

Brown (JGSDF)

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-90
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #81613a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown (JGSDF) is cooler than Leather Brown.

Can I use Brown (JGSDF) instead of Leather Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Brown (JGSDF) is cooler than Leather Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Brown (JGSDF)?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leather Brown is 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 Leather Brown on the colour wheel See Brown (JGSDF) on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Brown (JGSDF) (XF-72)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 8, close
Leather Brown vs Red Brown (TS-1)TS Spray · ΔE 11, fair
Leather Brown vs NATO Brown (XF-68)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown (JGSDF)

Brown (JGSDF) vs Dark DAK Sand (WP4144P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Leather Brown
Brown (JGSDF) vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close
Brown (JGSDF) vs Dark Mustard Khaki (WP4157P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · Brown (JGSDF) equivalents