Leather brown / Lederbraun (RAL 8027)
Base · #422C00
Leather brown / Lederbraun (RAL 8027) sits in the brown family: very dark in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. Highlight it toward Dark Brown (RAL 8015), the nearest lighter paint in the Revell lane. Substitutes are thin here, with Vallejo Leather Brown the closest same-finish option at 79 percent and no brand hitting the strong-match bar. Cross-brand swaps are adjust-on-model territory here, useful as a starting point rather than an exact replacement.
Leather brown / Lederbraun (RAL 8027) equivalents in other ranges
Leather brown / Lederbraun (RAL 8027) is awkward to replace. Treat the matches below as starting points for a mix rather than straight swaps.
Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Leather Brown, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.1).
Best Green Stuff World option: Green Stuff World Olive-Brown Ops, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.4).
From P3 Paints: P3 Paints Mud Rut, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.7).
Monument Pro Acryl's closest color: Monument Pro Acryl Caramel Brown, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.7).
The honest caveat: Vallejo Leather Brown dries slightly lighter than Leather brown / Lederbraun (RAL 8027), so expect recess shading and edge highlights to shift with it.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
Green Stuff World
P3 Paints
Monument Pro Acryl
AK Interactive
Humbrol
The Army Painter
Citadel
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Match difficulty
Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Revell Leather brown / Lederbraun (RAL 8027)?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Leather Brown at 79% color similarity.
What color is Leather brown / Lederbraun (RAL 8027)?
Leather brown / Lederbraun (RAL 8027) is a very dark vivid brown with a warm undertone (hex #422C00).
What do I highlight and shade Leather brown / Lederbraun (RAL 8027) with?
The next step up for highlighting Leather brown / Lederbraun (RAL 8027) is Dark Brown (RAL 8015) in the Revell range. Nothing sits directly below it in the same lane, so reach for a wash to shade.