What is the difference between Leather Brown and Brown Green?

ΔE 10 (close). Brown Green is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs Brown Green

Leather Brown

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

Brown Green

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.030
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #816443 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Brown Green is more muted, cooler than Leather Brown.

Can I use Brown Green instead of Leather Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Brown Green is more muted, cooler than Leather Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Brown Green?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leather Brown is more saturated, 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 Green 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 Brown Green
Leather Brown vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown Green
Leather Brown vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brown Green

Other Army Painter paints close to Brown Green

Brown Green vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close · closer than Leather Brown
Brown Green vs Dark Mustard Khaki (WP4157P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close · closer than Leather Brown
Brown Green vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · Brown Green equivalents