What is the difference between Thondia Brown and Lederbraun?

ΔE 9 (close). Lederbraun is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Thondia Brown vs Lederbraun

Thondia Brown

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5a3a22 (estimate)

Lederbraun

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-520
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #493525 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Lederbraun is a little darker, more muted than Thondia Brown.

Can I use Lederbraun instead of Thondia Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Lederbraun is a little darker, more muted than Thondia Brown.

Can I use Thondia Brown instead of Lederbraun?

The same difference applies the other way round: Thondia Brown is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Thondia Brown on the colour wheel See Lederbraun on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Thondia Brown

Thondia Brown vs Wood Brown (C-43)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Lederbraun
Thondia Brown vs Wood Brown (H-37)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Lederbraun
Thondia Brown vs Wood Brown (N-37)Acrysion · ΔE 8, close · closer than Lederbraun

Other Citadel paints close to Lederbraun

Lederbraun vs Rhinox HideColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Thondia Brown
Lederbraun vs Steel Legion DrabColour: Base · ΔE 9, close · closer than Thondia Brown
Lederbraun vs Skavenblight DingeColour: Layer · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Thondia Brown equivalents · Lederbraun equivalents