What is the difference between Ruddy Terra and Red Leather?

ΔE 10 (close). Red Leather is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ruddy Terra vs Red Leather

Ruddy Terra

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #924237 (estimate)

Red Leather

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.818
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8d503d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red Leather is more muted, warmer than Ruddy Terra.

Can I use Red Leather instead of Ruddy Terra?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Red Leather is more muted, warmer than Ruddy Terra.

Can I use Ruddy Terra instead of Red Leather?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ruddy Terra is more saturated, 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 Ruddy Terra on the colour wheel See Red Leather on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ruddy Terra

Ruddy Terra vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Red Leather
Ruddy Terra vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Leather
Ruddy Terra vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Red Leather

Other Army Painter paints close to Red Leather

Red Leather vs Ruddy UmberWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ruddy Terra
Red Leather vs Tanned FleshWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ruddy Terra
Red Leather vs Leather BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ruddy Terra

All matches: Ruddy Terra equivalents · Red Leather equivalents