What is the difference between Tanned Leather and Earth?

ΔE 9 (close). Earth is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tanned Leather vs Earth

Tanned Leather

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

Earth

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

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Earth is more saturated, cooler than Tanned Leather.

Can I use Earth instead of Tanned Leather?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Earth is more saturated, cooler than Tanned Leather.

Can I use Tanned Leather instead of Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tanned Leather is more muted, 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 Tanned Leather on the colour wheel See Earth 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 Earth
Tanned Leather vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Earth
Tanned Leather vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Earth

Other Reaper paints close to Earth

Earth vs Sand Brown (09190)Master Series Paints · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Tanned Leather
Earth vs Half-Orc Highlight (09204)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Tanned Leather
Earth vs Green Ochre (09128)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Tanned Leather equivalents · Earth equivalents