What is the difference between Tanned Leather and Iraqi Sand?

ΔE 9 (close). Iraqi Sand is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Tanned Leather vs Iraqi Sand

Tanned Leather

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

Iraqi Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.819
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a6844f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Iraqi Sand is a little lighter, cooler than Tanned Leather.

Can I use Iraqi Sand instead of Tanned Leather?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Iraqi Sand is a little lighter, cooler than Tanned Leather.

Can I use Tanned Leather instead of Iraqi Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Tanned Leather is a little darker, 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 Iraqi Sand 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 Iraqi Sand
Tanned Leather vs Med. Flesh Tone (70.860)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Iraqi Sand
Tanned Leather vs Desert Brown (70.767)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Iraqi Sand

Other Reaper paints close to Iraqi Sand

Iraqi Sand vs Stained Ivory (09142)Master Series Paints · ΔE 8, close · closer than Tanned Leather
Iraqi Sand vs Sand Brown (09190)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close
Iraqi Sand vs Golden Shadow (09091)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Tanned Leather equivalents · Iraqi Sand equivalents