Wyldwood vs Ruddy Leather

Wyldwood

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#4a2a1a (estimate)

Ruddy Leather

Brand
Reaper
Range
Master Series Paints
Code
09109
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#593731 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ruddy Leather is a little lighter, cooler than Wyldwood. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Wyldwood is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Reaper Ruddy Leather is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Ruddy Leather instead of Wyldwood?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ruddy Leather is a little lighter, cooler than Wyldwood. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Wyldwood instead of Ruddy Leather?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wyldwood is a little darker, 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 Wyldwood on the colour wheel See Ruddy Leather on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Wyldwood

Other Citadel paints close to Ruddy Leather

All matches: Wyldwood equivalents · Ruddy Leather equivalents

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