What is the difference between Leather Brown and NATO Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). NATO Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs NATO Brown

Leather Brown

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

NATO Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-62
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #70523a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. NATO Brown is a little lighter than Leather Brown.

Can I use NATO Brown instead of Leather Brown?

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

Can I use Leather Brown instead of NATO Brown?

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

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 NATO Brown on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs NATO Brown (XF-68)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 7, close
Leather Brown vs Linoleum Deck Brown (XF-79)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 9, close
Leather Brown vs Linoleum Deck Brown (TS-69)TS Spray · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to NATO Brown

NATO Brown vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Leather Brown
NATO Brown vs Leather Brown (WP4050P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close
NATO Brown vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · NATO Brown equivalents