What is the difference between XV-88 and Leather Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Leather Brown is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

XV-88 vs Leather Brown

XV-88

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a5a2a (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 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Leather Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than XV-88.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of XV-88?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Leather Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than XV-88.

Can I use XV-88 instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: XV-88 is a little darker, 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 XV-88 on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Nocturna Models paints close to XV-88

XV-88 vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose
XV-88 vs Earth Brown (NA45)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 23, loose
XV-88 vs Red Flesh (NA03)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 25, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Leather Brown

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

All matches: XV-88 equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents