What is the difference between Leather Brown and Light Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Brown is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs Light Brown

Leather Brown

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

Light Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.929
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #975534 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Brown is more saturated, cooler than Leather Brown.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Leather Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Light Brown is more saturated, cooler than Leather Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Light Brown?

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

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Kawa Brown (WP4163P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Light Brown vs Sunburst Ochre (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 8, close · closer than Leather Brown
Light Brown vs Viper BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · Light Brown equivalents