What is the difference between Steel Legion Drab and Leather Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Leather Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Steel Legion Drab vs Leather Brown

Steel Legion Drab

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a4a3a (estimate)

Leather Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.871
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b3b33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Leather Brown is a little darker than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Steel Legion Drab?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Leather Brown is a little darker than Steel Legion Drab.

Can I use Steel Legion Drab instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Steel Legion Drab is a little lighter.

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 Steel Legion Drab on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Steel Legion Drab

Steel Legion Drab vs Camou. Pale Brown (71.035)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Steel Legion Drab vs US Field Drab (71.139)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Steel Legion Drab vs IJA Khaki Brown (71.287)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Leather Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Steel Legion Drab
Leather Brown vs Rhinox HideColour: Base · ΔE 11, fair
Leather Brown vs Eshin GreyColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Steel Legion Drab equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents