What is the difference between Red Leather and Charred Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Charred Brown is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Leather vs Charred 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)

Charred Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.045
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #60342e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Charred Brown is more muted, cooler than Red Leather.

Can I use Charred Brown instead of Red Leather?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Charred Brown is more muted, cooler than Red Leather.

Can I use Red Leather instead of Charred Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Leather is more saturated, 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 Charred Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Leather

Red Leather vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Red Leather vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Red Leather vs Cavalry Brown (70.982)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Charred Brown

Charred Brown vs Brown (ATOM-20057)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Red Leather
Charred Brown vs Dark Skin (IONIC-0158)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Red Leather
Charred Brown vs Coffee Brown (ATOM-20060)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Red Leather

All matches: Red Leather equivalents · Charred Brown equivalents