What is the difference between Leather Brown and Sand Brown?

ΔE 8 (close). Sand Brown is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather Brown vs Sand Brown

Leather Brown

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

Sand Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.034
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #895e4e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sand Brown is a little darker, cooler than Leather Brown.

Can I use Sand Brown instead of Leather Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Sand Brown is a little darker, cooler than Leather Brown.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Sand Brown?

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

Other Reaper paints close to Sand Brown

Sand Brown vs Tanned Shadow (09043)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Sand Brown vs Earth Brown (09029)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair
Sand Brown vs Tanned Skin (09044)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Leather Brown equivalents · Sand Brown equivalents