What is the difference between Catachan Flesh and Leather Brown?

ΔE 16 (loose). Leather Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Catachan Flesh vs Leather Brown

Catachan Flesh

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a5a3a (estimate)

Leather Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA44
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e652a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Leather Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Catachan Flesh?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Leather Brown is a little lighter, much more saturated than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Catachan Flesh instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Catachan Flesh is a little darker, much more muted.

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 Catachan Flesh on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Catachan Flesh

Catachan Flesh vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Leather Brown
Catachan Flesh vs Earth Brown (NA45)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 16, loose
Catachan Flesh vs Evil Flesh (NA04)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Balor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Catachan Flesh
Leather Brown vs XV-88Colour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Catachan Flesh
Leather Brown vs Golfag BrownColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close · closer than Catachan Flesh

All matches: Catachan Flesh equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents