What is the difference between Ochre Desert and Leather Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Leather Brown is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ochre Desert vs Leather Brown

Ochre Desert

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1828
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d87b00 (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 16.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Leather Brown is much more muted, cooler than Ochre Desert.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Ochre Desert?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Leather Brown is much more muted, cooler than Ochre Desert.

Can I use Ochre Desert instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ochre Desert is much more saturated, warmer.

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 Ochre Desert on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ochre Desert

Ochre Desert vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Ochre Desert vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Leather Brown
Ochre Desert vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Leather Brown

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Golden Brown (4121)Opaque Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ochre Desert
Leather Brown vs Arrakis Brown (3213)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Ochre Desert
Leather Brown vs Mustard Yellow (1783)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Ochre Desert equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents