What is the difference between Dark Sun Yellow and Leather Brown?

ΔE 14 (fair). Leather Brown is much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Sun Yellow vs Leather Brown

Dark Sun Yellow

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c08646 (estimate)

Leather Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.040
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c18223 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Leather Brown is much more saturated than Dark Sun Yellow.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Dark Sun Yellow?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Leather Brown is much more saturated than Dark Sun Yellow.

Can I use Dark Sun Yellow instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Sun Yellow is much 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 Dark Sun Yellow on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Sun Yellow

Dark Sun Yellow vs Base Flesh (74.004)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Dark Sun Yellow vs Desert Yellow (70.977)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Leather Brown
Dark Sun Yellow vs Flat Flesh (70.955)Model Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Leather Brown

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Manticore OchreTriads: midtones · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Dark Sun Yellow
Leather Brown vs Flaming Forge OrangeBrights · ΔE 17, loose
Leather Brown vs Cerberus BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Dark Sun Yellow equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents