What is the difference between Dark Ochre and Leather Brown?

ΔE 14 (fair). Leather Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Ochre vs Leather Brown

Dark Ochre

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e28d1c (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 14.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Leather Brown is a little darker, more muted than Dark Ochre.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Dark Ochre?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Leather Brown is a little darker, more muted than Dark Ochre.

Can I use Dark Ochre instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Ochre 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 Dark Ochre on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Ochre

Dark Ochre vs Yellow RLM04 (71.078)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Dark Ochre vs Golden Yellow (70.948)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Leather Brown
Dark Ochre vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Leather Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Golden Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, close · closer than Dark Ochre
Leather Brown vs Shiny Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose
Leather Brown vs Kiwi Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Dark Ochre equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents