Snakebite Leather vs Transparent Brown Iron Oxide

Snakebite Leather

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#b8864a (estimate)

Transparent Brown Iron Oxide

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8562
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#c0823d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Transparent Brown Iron Oxide is more saturated than Snakebite Leather. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Snakebite Leather is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Transparent Brown Iron Oxide is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Transparent Brown Iron Oxide instead of Snakebite Leather?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Transparent Brown Iron Oxide is more saturated than Snakebite Leather. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Snakebite Leather instead of Transparent Brown Iron Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Snakebite Leather is 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 Snakebite Leather on the colour wheel See Transparent Brown Iron Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Snakebite Leather

Other Citadel paints close to Transparent Brown Iron Oxide

All matches: Snakebite Leather equivalents · Transparent Brown Iron Oxide equivalents

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