What is the difference between Rifle Brown and Dark Honey?

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

Rifle Brown vs Dark Honey

Rifle Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4031P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4d2c23 (estimate)

Dark Honey

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5e3322 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Honey is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Rifle Brown.

Can I use Dark Honey instead of Rifle Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Honey is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Rifle Brown.

Can I use Rifle Brown instead of Dark Honey?

The same difference applies the other way round: Rifle Brown is a little darker, more muted, cooler.

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 Rifle Brown on the colour wheel See Dark Honey on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Rifle Brown

Rifle Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Honey
Rifle Brown vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Honey
Rifle Brown vs Royal Brown (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Honey

Other Army Painter paints close to Dark Honey

Dark Honey vs Husk BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Rifle Brown
Dark Honey vs Umberroot (Vol. 4)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Rifle Brown
Dark Honey vs Dryad BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Rifle Brown

All matches: Rifle Brown equivalents · Dark Honey equivalents