What is the difference between Dark Honey and Gorgon Brown?

ΔE 18 (loose). Gorgon Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Honey vs Gorgon Brown

Dark Honey

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

Gorgon Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.124
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #904638 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gorgon Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler than Dark Honey.

Can I use Gorgon Brown instead of Dark Honey?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Gorgon Brown is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler than Dark Honey.

Can I use Dark Honey instead of Gorgon Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Honey is noticeably darker, more muted, 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 Gorgon Brown 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 Gorgon Brown
Dark Honey vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Gorgon Brown
Dark Honey vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Gorgon Brown

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Gorgon Brown

Gorgon Brown vs Oxide Brown Light (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Honey
Gorgon Brown vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Honey
Gorgon Brown vs Perylene Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Dark Honey

All matches: Dark Honey equivalents · Gorgon Brown equivalents