Dark Leather vs Mars Black

Dark Leather

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Historical
Code
WP4141P
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#2d2d31 (estimate)

Mars Black

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8518
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#292f30 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 3.5, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Dark Leather is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Mars Black is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Mars Black instead of Dark Leather?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 3). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Dark Leather instead of Mars Black?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Dark Leather on the colour wheel See Mars Black on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Dark Leather

Other Army Painter paints close to Mars Black

All matches: Dark Leather equivalents · Mars Black equivalents

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