What is the difference between Red Leather and Cavalry Brown?

ΔE 11 (fair). Cavalry Brown is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Leather vs Cavalry Brown

Red Leather

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Acrylic Colors for Figures
Code: AMMO.F-552
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #653625 (estimate)

Cavalry Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.982
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #7b3d3b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.1, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Cavalry Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Red Leather.

Can I use Cavalry Brown instead of Red Leather?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Cavalry Brown is a little lighter, cooler than Red Leather.

Can I use Red Leather instead of Cavalry Brown?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Leather

Red Leather vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Cavalry Brown
Red Leather vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Cavalry Brown
Red Leather vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Cavalry Brown

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Cavalry Brown

Cavalry Brown vs Umber Brown (ATOM-20055)ATOM · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Red Leather
Cavalry Brown vs Braunviolett RLM 81 (ATOM-20059)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Red Leather
Cavalry Brown vs Vermin Brown (IONIC-0153)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red Leather

All matches: Red Leather equivalents · Cavalry Brown equivalents