Snakebite Leather vs Dreadnought Yellow

Snakebite Leather

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

Dreadnought Yellow

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Xpress Color
Code
72.477
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#cd7716 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 26.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dreadnought Yellow is much more saturated, warmer than Snakebite Leather.

Can I use Dreadnought Yellow instead of Snakebite Leather?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Dreadnought Yellow is much more saturated, warmer than Snakebite Leather.

Can I use Snakebite Leather instead of Dreadnought Yellow?

The same difference applies the other way round: Snakebite Leather is much more muted, cooler.

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 Dreadnought Yellow on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Snakebite Leather

Other Citadel paints close to Dreadnought Yellow

All matches: Snakebite Leather equivalents · Dreadnought Yellow equivalents

Choose a theme

Changes how the site looks on this device. Paint colours stay the same.