What is the difference between Dark Honey and Charred Brown?

ΔE 7 (close). Charred Brown is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Honey vs Charred Brown

Dark Honey

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

Charred Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.045
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #60342e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Charred Brown is cooler than Dark Honey.

Can I use Charred Brown instead of Dark Honey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Charred Brown is cooler than Dark Honey.

Can I use Dark Honey instead of Charred Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Honey is 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 Dark Honey on the colour wheel See Charred Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Honey

Dark Honey vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Dark Honey vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Dark Honey vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Charred Brown

Charred Brown vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Dark Honey
Charred Brown vs Royal Brown (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Honey
Charred Brown vs Perylene Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Honey

All matches: Dark Honey equivalents · Charred Brown equivalents