What is the difference between Catachan Flesh and Red Leather?

ΔE 9 (close). Red Leather is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Catachan Flesh vs Red Leather

Catachan Flesh

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

Red Leather

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.818
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8d503d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red Leather is cooler than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Red Leather instead of Catachan Flesh?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Red Leather is cooler than Catachan Flesh.

Can I use Catachan Flesh instead of Red Leather?

The same difference applies the other way round: Catachan Flesh is warmer.

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 Red Leather on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Catachan Flesh

Catachan Flesh vs Brown Sand (70.876)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Leather
Catachan Flesh vs Mustard Brown (70.769)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Leather
Catachan Flesh vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Leather

Other Citadel paints close to Red Leather

Red Leather vs Bloodreaver FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
Red Leather vs Knight-Questor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Red Leather vs Sylvaneth BarkColour: Dry · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Catachan Flesh equivalents · Red Leather equivalents