What is the difference between Oiled Leather and Light Brown?

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

Oiled Leather vs Light Brown

Oiled Leather

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09110
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7c482b (estimate)

Light Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.929
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #975534 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Brown is a little lighter, more saturated than Oiled Leather.

Can I use Light Brown instead of Oiled Leather?

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

Can I use Oiled Leather instead of Light Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Oiled Leather is a little darker, 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 Oiled Leather on the colour wheel See Light Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Oiled Leather

Oiled Leather vs Red Leather (70.818)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Brown
Oiled Leather vs Light Rust (71.129)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Brown
Oiled Leather vs New Wood (70.770)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Light Brown

Other Reaper paints close to Light Brown

Light Brown vs Harvest Brown (09200)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close
Light Brown vs Intense Brown (09138)Master Series Paints · ΔE 13, fair
Light Brown vs Half-Orc Highlight (09204)Master Series Paints · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Oiled Leather equivalents · Light Brown equivalents