What is the difference between Burnt Skin and Leather Brown?

ΔE 5 (very close). Leather Brown is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Burnt Skin vs Leather Brown

Burnt Skin

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #45302a (estimate)

Leather Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.871
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b3b33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.2, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Leather Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Burnt Skin.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Burnt Skin?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 5). Leather Brown is a little lighter, warmer than Burnt Skin.

Can I use Burnt Skin instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Burnt Skin is a little darker, cooler.

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 Burnt Skin on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Burnt Skin

Burnt Skin vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Burnt Skin vs Mahogany (71.036)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close
Burnt Skin vs Medium Brown (70.826)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close

Other Scale75 paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Raw Umber (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Burnt Skin
Leather Brown vs Arbuckles Brown (SFG34)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 6, very close
Leather Brown vs Earth Green (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 6, very close

All matches: Burnt Skin equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents