What is the difference between Orange Leather and Orange Brown?

ΔE 15 (loose). Orange Brown is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Orange Leather vs Orange Brown

Orange Leather

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC28
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a9571e (estimate)

Orange Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.981
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a45d3c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orange Brown is much more muted, cooler than Orange Leather.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Orange Leather?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Orange Brown is much more muted, cooler than Orange Leather.

Can I use Orange Leather instead of Orange Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Orange Leather is much more saturated, 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 Orange Leather on the colour wheel See Orange Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Orange Leather

Orange Leather vs Beasty Brown (72.043)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Brown
Orange Leather vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Orange Brown
Orange Leather vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Orange Brown

Other Scale75 paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Raw Sienna (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Orange Leather
Orange Brown vs Vulcan Orange (SFG37)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 16, loose
Orange Brown vs Burnt Sienna (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Orange Leather equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents