What is the difference between Brown and Red Leather?

ΔE 10 (fair). Red Leather is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brown vs Red Leather

Brown

Brand: Tamiya
Range: X Gloss Acrylic
Code: X-9
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3c37 (estimate)

Red Leather

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.818
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8d503d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Red Leather is a little lighter, warmer than Brown.

Can I use Red Leather instead of Brown?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Red Leather is a little lighter, warmer than Brown.

Can I use Brown instead of Red Leather?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brown 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 Brown on the colour wheel See Red Leather on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Brown

Brown vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Red Leather
Brown vs Brown RLM26 (71.105)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Red Leather
Brown vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Red Leather

Other Tamiya paints close to Red Leather

Red Leather vs Flat Earth (XF-52)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Brown
Red Leather vs Dull Red (TS-33)TS Spray · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brown
Red Leather vs Red Brown (TS-1)TS Spray · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Brown equivalents · Red Leather equivalents