What is the difference between Desert Brown and Leather Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Leather Brown is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Desert Brown vs Leather Brown

Desert Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA46
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d09544 (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 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Leather Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Desert Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Desert Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Leather Brown is a little darker, more saturated than Desert Brown.

Can I use Desert Brown instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Desert Brown is a little lighter, 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 Desert Brown on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Desert Brown

Desert Brown vs Dark Flesh (70.927)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Desert Brown vs Yellow Ochre (70.913)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Leather Brown
Desert Brown vs US Interior Yellow (71.107)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Sulfide Yellow (NA24)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 10, close
Leather Brown vs Leather Brown (NA44)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 19, loose
Leather Brown vs Warrior Skin (NA05)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 28, loose

All matches: Desert Brown equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents