What is the difference between Tallarn Sand and Leather Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Leather Brown is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tallarn Sand vs Leather Brown

Tallarn Sand

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a87a3a (estimate)

Leather Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA44
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e652a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Leather Brown is a little darker, warmer than Tallarn Sand.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Tallarn Sand?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Leather Brown is a little darker, warmer than Tallarn Sand.

Can I use Tallarn Sand instead of Leather Brown?

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

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Tallarn Sand

Tallarn Sand vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 15, fair
Tallarn Sand vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose
Tallarn Sand vs Sulfide Yellow (NA24)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Balor BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Tallarn Sand
Leather Brown vs XV-88Colour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Tallarn Sand
Leather Brown vs Golfag BrownColour: Dry · ΔE 9, close · closer than Tallarn Sand

All matches: Tallarn Sand equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents