What is the difference between Cuirass Leather and Canvas?

ΔE 12 (fair). Canvas is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Cuirass Leather vs Canvas

Cuirass Leather

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4c3f38 (estimate)

Canvas

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.763
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c341d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Canvas is a little darker, more saturated than Cuirass Leather.

Can I use Canvas instead of Cuirass Leather?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Canvas is a little darker, more saturated than Cuirass Leather.

Can I use Cuirass Leather instead of Canvas?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cuirass Leather is a little lighter, more muted.

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 Cuirass Leather on the colour wheel See Canvas on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cuirass Leather

Cuirass Leather vs Medium Brown (70.826)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Canvas
Cuirass Leather vs Leather Brown (70.871)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Canvas
Cuirass Leather vs NATO Brown (71.249)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Canvas

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Canvas

Canvas vs Gung-Ho GreenTriads: midtones · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cuirass Leather
Canvas vs Scabbard BrownTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close · closer than Cuirass Leather
Canvas vs Field GreyTriads: shadows · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Cuirass Leather

All matches: Cuirass Leather equivalents · Canvas equivalents