What is the difference between Leather Brown and Beige Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Beige Brown is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs Beige Brown

Leather Brown

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

Beige Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.875
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #715640 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Beige Brown is a little lighter than Leather Brown.

Can I use Beige Brown instead of Leather Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Beige Brown is a little lighter than Leather Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Beige 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 Beige 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 Beige Brown
Leather Brown vs BC Dark Brown (70.768)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Beige Brown
Leather Brown vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Beige Brown

Beige Brown vs Cypress BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Beige Brown vs Ammo Pouch Brown (WP4130P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 6, close · closer than Leather Brown
Beige Brown vs Leather Brown (WP4050P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · Beige Brown equivalents