What is the difference between Dark Honey and Red Leather?

ΔE 16 (loose). Red Leather is noticeably lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dark Honey vs Red Leather

Dark Honey

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

Red Leather

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.818
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8d503d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red Leather is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Dark Honey.

Can I use Red Leather instead of Dark Honey?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Red Leather is noticeably lighter, more saturated than Dark Honey.

Can I use Dark Honey instead of Red Leather?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dark Honey is noticeably darker, more muted.

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 Red Leather 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 Red Leather
Dark Honey vs Flat Earth (70.983)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red Leather
Dark Honey vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Red Leather

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Red Leather

Red Leather vs Oxide Brown Light (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Honey
Red Leather vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Dark Honey
Red Leather vs Perylene Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Dark Honey equivalents · Red Leather equivalents