What is the difference between Red Oxide and Red Leather?

ΔE 14 (fair). Red Leather is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Oxide vs Red Leather

Red Oxide

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #90382e (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 14.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Red Leather is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer than Red Oxide.

Can I use Red Leather instead of Red Oxide?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Red Leather is a little lighter, much more muted, warmer than Red Oxide.

Can I use Red Oxide instead of Red Leather?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Oxide is a little darker, much 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 Red Oxide on the colour wheel See Red Leather on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Oxide

Red Oxide vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Red Leather
Red Oxide vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Leather
Red Oxide vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · 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 Red Oxide
Red Leather vs Dark Honey (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 16, loose
Red Leather vs Perylene Violet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Red Oxide equivalents · Red Leather equivalents