What is the difference between Dark Honey and Dark Red?

ΔE 10 (fair). Dark Red is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Honey vs Dark Red

Dark Honey

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

Dark Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.946
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #5c2727 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Dark Red is a little darker, cooler than Dark Honey.

Can I use Dark Red instead of Dark Honey?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Dark Red is a little darker, cooler than Dark Honey.

Can I use Dark Honey instead of Dark Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Honey is a little lighter, 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 Dark Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dark Honey

Dark Honey vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Red
Dark Honey vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Red
Dark Honey vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Dark Red

Dark Red vs Royal Brown (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Dark Honey
Dark Red vs Perylene Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Honey
Dark Red vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Honey

All matches: Dark Honey equivalents · Dark Red equivalents