What is the difference between Olive Drab FS34087 and Leather Brown?

ΔE 6 (close). Leather Brown is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Olive Drab FS34087 vs Leather Brown

Olive Drab FS34087

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Aqueous Hobby Color
Code: H-304
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #444039 (estimate)

Leather Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.871
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b3b33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Leather Brown is more saturated than Olive Drab FS34087.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Olive Drab FS34087?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Leather Brown is more saturated than Olive Drab FS34087.

Can I use Olive Drab FS34087 instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Olive Drab FS34087 is 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 Olive Drab FS34087 on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Olive Drab FS34087

Olive Drab FS34087 vs German Tank Crew (70.759)Model Color · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Olive Drab FS34087 vs US Olive Drab (71.043)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Olive Drab FS34087 vs Green Brown (71.020)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Leather Brown

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Brown 3606 (C-517)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Olive Drab FS34087
Leather Brown vs Olive Drab FS34087 (C-304)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close
Leather Brown vs Lederbraun (C-520)Mr. Color · ΔE 6, close

All matches: Olive Drab FS34087 equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents