What is the difference between Leather and Dark Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Red is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Leather vs Dark Red

Leather

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20058
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #46201c (estimate)

Dark Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.946
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c2727 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Red is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Leather.

Can I use Dark Red instead of Leather?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Red is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Leather.

Can I use Leather instead of Dark Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Leather is a little darker, more muted, 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 Leather on the colour wheel See Dark Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Leather

Leather vs Black Red (70.859)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Red
Leather vs German Red Brown (70.605)Model Air · ΔE 10, close
Leather vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 10, close

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Dark Red

Dark Red vs Schokobraun RAL 8017 (ATOM-20062)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Leather
Dark Red vs Cardinal Purple (IONIC-0059)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Leather
Dark Red vs Brown (ATOM-20057)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Leather

All matches: Leather equivalents · Dark Red equivalents