What is the difference between Ryza Rust and Leather Brown?

ΔE 12 (fair). Leather Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ryza Rust vs Leather Brown

Ryza Rust

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Dry
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e08a2a (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 11.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Leather Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Ryza Rust.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Ryza Rust?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Leather Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Ryza Rust.

Can I use Ryza Rust instead of Leather Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Ryza Rust

Ryza Rust vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Ryza Rust vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Ryza Rust vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Leather Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Ryza Rust
Leather Brown vs Zamesi DesertColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair
Leather Brown vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Ryza Rust equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents