What is the difference between Zamesi Desert and Leather Brown?

ΔE 13 (fair). Leather Brown is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Zamesi Desert vs Leather Brown

Zamesi Desert

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d8a030 (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 12.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Leather Brown is noticeably darker, warmer than Zamesi Desert.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Zamesi Desert?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Leather Brown is noticeably darker, warmer than Zamesi Desert.

Can I use Zamesi Desert instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Zamesi Desert is noticeably 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 Zamesi Desert on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Zamesi Desert

Zamesi Desert vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Zamesi Desert vs Plague Brown (72.039)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Leather Brown
Zamesi Desert vs Sand Yellow (70.916)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Leather Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Zamesi Desert
Leather Brown vs Ryza RustColour: Dry · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Zamesi Desert
Leather Brown vs Ungor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Zamesi Desert equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents