What is the difference between Leather Brown and Earth?

ΔE 7 (close). Earth is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs Earth

Leather Brown

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA44
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9e652a (estimate)

Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.062
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a07135 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Earth is a little lighter than Leather Brown.

Can I use Earth instead of Leather Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Earth is a little lighter than Leather Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leather Brown is a little darker.

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 Leather Brown on the colour wheel See Earth on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Wood (71.077)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Earth
Leather Brown vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 7, close
Leather Brown vs Bronze Brown (72.036)Game Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Earth

Earth vs Desert Brown (NA46)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose
Earth vs Yellow Sand (NA47)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 20, loose
Earth vs Sulfide Yellow (NA24)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 23, loose

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · Earth equivalents