What is the difference between Leather Brown and Light Rust?

ΔE 9 (close). Light Rust is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs Light Rust

Leather Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4050P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #694433 (estimate)

Light Rust

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.129
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #82523f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Rust is a little lighter, more saturated than Leather Brown.

Can I use Light Rust instead of Leather Brown?

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

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Light Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leather Brown is a little darker, 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 Light Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Light Rust
Leather Brown vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Rust
Leather Brown vs Beige Brown (70.875)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Rust

Other Army Painter paints close to Light Rust

Light Rust vs Fur BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Light Rust vs Leather BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Leather Brown
Light Rust vs Fur BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Leather Brown

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · Light Rust equivalents