Abstract: The effects of chrome tannage, aluminum-zirconium (TWLZ) tannage, amphoteric organic (TWS) tannage, and glutaraldehyde (Glu) tannage on the light feeling of leather were investigated. The light feeling of leather tanned by different tannages presented the order of Cr tanned crust > TWS tanned crust > Glu tanned crust > TWLZ tanned crust. The mass and apparent density of crust leathers were two important factors influencing their light feeling, and the mass of crust leather was mainly affected by the content of tanning agents and post-tanning chemicals in crust leather. Although the mass of Cr tanned crust leather was relatively large, its lowest apparent density (0.61 g/cm³) made it exhibit the organoleptic properties of "soft and light". Thus, the Cr tanned crust leather had the best light feeling. TWLZ tanned crust leather showed the largest mass and the highest apparent density (0.80 g/cm³), which made it exhibit the organoleptic properties of "tightness and heaviness". Thus, the TWLZ tanned crust leather had the worst light feeling. Glu and TWS tanned crust leathers had the smallest mass and the relative low apparent density (0.70~0.72 g/cm³), which leads to the fact that the light feeling of these two kinds of crust leathers are between that of Cr and TWLZ tanned crust leathers. This research established an approach for evaluating the light feeling of leather, and was instructive for making the leather with light feeling.