What is the difference between Flaming Forge Orange and Leather Brown?

ΔE 17 (loose). Leather Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Flaming Forge Orange vs Leather Brown

Flaming Forge Orange

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Brights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e7832f (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 16.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Leather Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Flaming Forge Orange.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Flaming Forge Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Leather Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Flaming Forge Orange.

Can I use Flaming Forge Orange instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flaming Forge Orange is a little lighter, 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 Flaming Forge Orange on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Flaming Forge Orange

Flaming Forge Orange vs Sunny Skin Tone (70.845)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Flaming Forge Orange vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Leather Brown
Flaming Forge Orange vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 9, 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 Flaming Forge Orange
Leather Brown vs Dark Sun YellowTriads: shadows · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Flaming Forge Orange
Leather Brown vs Cerberus BrownTriads: highlights · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Flaming Forge Orange equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents