What is the difference between Yellow Dune and Leather Brown?

ΔE 14 (fair). Leather Brown is a little darker, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Yellow Dune vs Leather Brown

Yellow Dune

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d0a048 (estimate)

Leather Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.040
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c18223 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Leather Brown is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Yellow Dune.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Yellow Dune?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Leather Brown is a little darker, more saturated, warmer than Yellow Dune.

Can I use Yellow Dune instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Yellow Dune is a little lighter, more muted, cooler.

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 Yellow Dune on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Yellow Dune

Yellow Dune vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Leather Brown
Yellow Dune vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Leather Brown
Yellow Dune vs Buff (70.976)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Leather Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Barren YellowWarpaints Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Yellow Dune
Leather Brown vs Camo Sand (WP4043P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Yellow Dune
Leather Brown vs Demigod FlamesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Yellow Dune equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents