What is the difference between Tanned Leather and Cork Brown?

ΔE 9 (close). Cork Brown is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tanned Leather vs Cork Brown

Tanned Leather

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09031
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a27348 (estimate)

Cork Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.843
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #94694d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Cork Brown is a little darker, more muted than Tanned Leather.

Can I use Cork Brown instead of Tanned Leather?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Cork Brown is a little darker, more muted than Tanned Leather.

Can I use Tanned Leather instead of Cork Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tanned Leather is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Tanned Leather on the colour wheel See Cork Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Tanned Leather

Tanned Leather vs Ochre Brown (70.856)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cork Brown
Tanned Leather vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cork Brown
Tanned Leather vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cork Brown

Other Reaper paints close to Cork Brown

Cork Brown vs Leather Brown (09030)Master Series Paints · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Tanned Leather
Cork Brown vs Driftwood Brown (09162)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Tanned Leather
Cork Brown vs Tanned Shadow (09043)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Tanned Leather

All matches: Tanned Leather equivalents · Cork Brown equivalents