What is the difference between Leather Brown and Bronze Brown?

ΔE 13 (fair). Bronze Brown is much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs Bronze Brown

Leather Brown

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

Bronze Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.036
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8c511e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bronze Brown is much more saturated than Leather Brown.

Can I use Bronze Brown instead of Leather Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Bronze Brown is much more saturated than Leather Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Bronze Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leather Brown is much more muted.

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 Bronze Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Brown Sand (70.876)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bronze Brown
Leather Brown vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bronze Brown
Leather Brown vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bronze Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Bronze Brown

Bronze Brown vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 9, close · closer than Leather Brown
Bronze Brown vs Sunburst Ochre (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Leather Brown
Bronze Brown vs Dark DAK Sand (WP4144P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Leather Brown

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · Bronze Brown equivalents