What is the difference between Leather Brown and BC Dark Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). BC Dark Brown is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs BC Dark Brown

Leather Brown

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

BC Dark Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.768
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #654c38 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. BC Dark Brown is more muted than Leather Brown.

Can I use BC Dark Brown instead of Leather Brown?

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

Can I use Leather Brown instead of BC Dark Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leather Brown is 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 BC Dark Brown 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 BC Dark Brown
Leather Brown vs Beige Brown (70.875)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Leather Brown vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to BC Dark Brown

BC Dark Brown vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Leather Brown
BC Dark Brown vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Leather Brown
BC Dark Brown vs Leather Brown (WP4050P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · BC Dark Brown equivalents