Hardened Leather vs Transparent Orange

Hardened Leather

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#b0661c (estimate)

Transparent Orange

Brand
Pro Acryl
Range
Transparents
Code
050
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#c0661e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Transparent Orange is more saturated than Hardened Leather. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Hardened Leather is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Pro Acryl Transparent Orange 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 Transparent Orange instead of Hardened Leather?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Transparent Orange is more saturated than Hardened Leather. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Hardened Leather instead of Transparent Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Hardened Leather is more muted.

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 Hardened Leather on the colour wheel See Transparent Orange on the colour wheel

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Hardened Leather

Other Army Painter paints close to Transparent Orange

All matches: Hardened Leather equivalents · Transparent Orange equivalents

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