What is the difference between Leather Brown and Cork Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Cork Brown is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs Cork Brown

Leather Brown

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

Cork Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.843
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #94694d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cork Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Leather Brown.

Can I use Cork Brown instead of Leather Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Cork Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Leather Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Cork Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leather Brown is a little darker, more saturated.

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

Other Army Painter paints close to Cork Brown

Cork Brown vs Mocca SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close
Cork Brown vs Bullwhack BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 10, close
Cork Brown vs Deep Khaki Drill (WP4134P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · Cork Brown equivalents