This is a common color; 7 other brands cover it, the nearest being The Army Painter Bootstrap Brown at 91 percent. Leather Brown sits in the brown family: dark in tone, moderate in saturation, warm in cast. For modelling, drop to Dark Blue Grey in the recesses and step up to Flat Brown on the edges, both Vallejo paints. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Leather Brown equivalents in other ranges
1 of the 10 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Vallejo Leather Brown, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Bootstrap Brown, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.8).
- From Two Thin Coats: Two Thin Coats Druid Flesh, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.6).
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol German Cam Red Brown, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.6).
- Nearest in the AK Interactive catalog: AK Interactive Ral 7017 Dunkelbraun, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.9).
- Best Monument Pro Acryl option: Monument Pro Acryl Bright Brown Grey, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 4.0).
- From Revell: Revell Brown/Braun (RAL 8025), close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 4.0).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.8 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Two Thin Coats
Humbrol
AK Interactive
Monument Pro Acryl
Revell
Tamiya
Citadel
Scale75
P3 Paints
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Found in 7 other brands with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Leather Brown?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Bootstrap Brown at 91% color similarity.
What color is Leather Brown?
Leather Brown is a dark moderate brown with a warm undertone (hex #594335).
What do I highlight and shade Leather Brown with?
Highlight Leather Brown toward Flat Brown and shade it down into Dark Blue Grey, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.