What is the difference between Balor Brown and Orange Leather?

ΔE 17 (loose). Orange Leather is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Balor Brown vs Orange Leather

Balor Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a6a22 (estimate)

Orange Leather

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC28
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a9571e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orange Leather is more saturated, warmer than Balor Brown.

Can I use Orange Leather instead of Balor Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Orange Leather is more saturated, warmer than Balor Brown.

Can I use Balor Brown instead of Orange Leather?

The same difference applies the other way round: Balor Brown is 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 Balor Brown on the colour wheel See Orange Leather on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Balor Brown

Balor Brown vs Cokum Copper (SFG38)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Orange Leather
Balor Brown vs Arabic Shadow (SC22)Scalecolor · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Orange Leather
Balor Brown vs Vulcan Orange (SFG37)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Orange Leather

Other Citadel paints close to Orange Leather

Orange Leather vs Skrag BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Balor Brown
Orange Leather vs Ratskin FleshColour: Base · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Balor Brown
Orange Leather vs Deathclaw BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Balor Brown

All matches: Balor Brown equivalents · Orange Leather equivalents