What is the difference between Leather Brown and Malefic Flesh?

ΔE 10 (close). Malefic Flesh is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs Malefic Flesh

Leather Brown

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09030
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8f6a4e (estimate)

Malefic Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.012
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a6055 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Malefic Flesh is a little darker, cooler than Leather Brown.

Can I use Malefic Flesh instead of Leather Brown?

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

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Malefic Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leather Brown is a little lighter, warmer.

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 Malefic Flesh on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Cork Brown (70.843)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Malefic Flesh
Leather Brown vs Tan Earth (70.874)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Malefic Flesh
Leather Brown vs Sand Yellow RLM79 (71.278)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Malefic Flesh

Other Reaper paints close to Malefic Flesh

Malefic Flesh vs Tanned Shadow (09043)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Malefic Flesh vs Ashen Brown (09180)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close · closer than Leather Brown
Malefic Flesh vs Tanned Skin (09044)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · Malefic Flesh equivalents