What is the difference between Dark Honey and Flat Earth?

ΔE 8 (close). Flat Earth is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Honey vs Flat Earth

Dark Honey

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

Flat Earth

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.983
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #583b28 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Flat Earth is more muted, warmer than Dark Honey.

Can I use Flat Earth instead of Dark Honey?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Flat Earth is more muted, warmer than Dark Honey.

Can I use Dark Honey instead of Flat Earth?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Honey 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 Dark Honey on the colour wheel See Flat Earth 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 Flat Earth
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 Flat Earth

Flat Earth vs Oxide Brown Medium (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Honey
Flat Earth vs Dark Mud (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 9, close
Flat Earth vs Oxide Brown Dark (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Dark Honey equivalents · Flat Earth equivalents