What is the difference between Scabbard Brown and Leather Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Leather Brown is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Scabbard Brown vs Leather Brown

Scabbard Brown

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: shadows
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #463023 (estimate)

Leather Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.871
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4b3b33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Leather Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Scabbard Brown.

✓ Two Thin Coats comparison chart lists these two as equivalents.

Can I use Leather Brown instead of Scabbard Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Leather Brown is a little lighter, more muted than Scabbard Brown.

Can I use Scabbard Brown instead of Leather Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Scabbard Brown is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Scabbard Brown on the colour wheel See Leather Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Scabbard Brown

Scabbard Brown vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Leather Brown
Scabbard Brown vs Cam. Middle Brown (70.740)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Leather Brown
Scabbard Brown vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Leather Brown

Leather Brown vs Cuirass LeatherTriads: shadows · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Scabbard Brown
Leather Brown vs Field GreyTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close
Leather Brown vs Druid FleshTriads: shadows · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Scabbard Brown equivalents · Leather Brown equivalents