What is the difference between Ruby Red and Red Leather?

ΔE 19 (loose). Red Leather is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ruby Red vs Red Leather

Ruby Red

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA19
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a8413c (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 18.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red Leather is much more muted, warmer than Ruby Red.

Can I use Red Leather instead of Ruby Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Red Leather is much more muted, warmer than Ruby Red.

Can I use Ruby Red instead of Red Leather?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ruby Red is 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 Ruby Red on the colour wheel See Red Leather on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ruby Red

Ruby Red vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Leather
Ruby Red vs Faded Red (70.747)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Leather
Ruby Red vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red Leather

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Red Leather

Red Leather vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Ruby Red
Red Leather vs Red Flesh (NA03)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Ruby Red
Red Leather vs Chestnut Brown (NA42)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Ruby Red

All matches: Ruby Red equivalents · Red Leather equivalents