What is the difference between T'au Light Ochre and Leather Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Leather Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

T'au Light Ochre vs Leather Brown

T'au Light Ochre

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8883a (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 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Leather Brown is more saturated than T'au Light Ochre.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of T'au Light Ochre?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Leather Brown is more saturated than T'au Light Ochre.

Can I use T'au Light Ochre instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: T'au Light Ochre 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 T'au Light Ochre on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to T'au Light Ochre

T'au Light Ochre vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Leather Brown
T'au Light Ochre vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
T'au Light Ochre vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Citadel paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Ryza RustColour: Dry · ΔE 12, fair
Leather Brown vs Zamesi DesertColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair
Leather Brown vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: T'au Light Ochre equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents