What is the difference between Deathclaw Brown and Leather Brown?

ΔE 21 (loose). Leather Brown is a little darker, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deathclaw Brown vs Leather Brown

Deathclaw Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b8704a (estimate)

Leather Brown

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1829
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a7530e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Leather Brown is a little darker, much more saturated than Deathclaw Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Deathclaw Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Leather Brown is a little darker, much more saturated than Deathclaw Brown.

Can I use Deathclaw Brown instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deathclaw Brown is a little lighter, 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 Deathclaw Brown on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Deathclaw Brown

Deathclaw Brown vs Flesh Rose (3216)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Leather Brown
Deathclaw Brown vs Komodo Khaki (1824)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Leather Brown
Deathclaw Brown vs Quicksand Brown (1834)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Leather Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Skrag BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Deathclaw Brown
Leather Brown vs Balor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Deathclaw Brown
Leather Brown vs Ratskin FleshColour: Base · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Deathclaw Brown

All matches: Deathclaw Brown equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents