What is the difference between Lederbraun and Smoke Gray?

ΔE 9 (close). Smoke Gray is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lederbraun vs Smoke Gray

Lederbraun

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-520
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #493525 (estimate)

Smoke Gray

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-95
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #352a21 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Smoke Gray is a little darker, more muted than Lederbraun.

Can I use Smoke Gray instead of Lederbraun?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Smoke Gray is a little darker, more muted than Lederbraun.

Can I use Lederbraun instead of Smoke Gray?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lederbraun 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 Lederbraun on the colour wheel See Smoke Gray on the colour wheel

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Lederbraun

Lederbraun vs Brown 3606 (C-517)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Smoke Gray
Lederbraun vs Dark Earth BS381C/450 (C-369)Mr. Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Smoke Gray
Lederbraun vs Smoke Gray (C-101)Mr. Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Smoke Gray

Smoke Gray vs Smoke Gray (C-101)Mr. Color · ΔE 0, very close · closer than Lederbraun
Smoke Gray vs Brown 3606 (C-517)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Lederbraun
Smoke Gray vs Olive Drab 2314 (C-518)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Lederbraun

All matches: Lederbraun equivalents · Smoke Gray equivalents