What is the difference between Kiwi Brown and Leather Brown?

ΔE 22 (loose). Leather Brown is noticeably lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Kiwi Brown vs Leather Brown

Kiwi Brown

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #95682d (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 21.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Leather Brown is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Kiwi Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Kiwi Brown?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Leather Brown is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Kiwi Brown.

Can I use Kiwi Brown instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Kiwi Brown is noticeably darker, much 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 Kiwi Brown on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Kiwi Brown

Kiwi Brown vs Earth (72.062)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Kiwi Brown vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Kiwi Brown vs Ochre Brown (70.856)Model Color · ΔE 6, very 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 Kiwi Brown
Leather Brown vs Dark Ochre (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Kiwi Brown
Leather Brown vs Shiny Skintone (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Kiwi Brown

All matches: Kiwi Brown equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents