What is the difference between Ruddy Leather and Chalice Red?

ΔE 10 (close). Chalice Red is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ruddy Leather vs Chalice Red

Ruddy Leather

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09109
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #593731 (estimate)

Chalice Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.017
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #612f35 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chalice Red is more saturated, cooler than Ruddy Leather.

Can I use Chalice Red instead of Ruddy Leather?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Chalice Red is more saturated, cooler than Ruddy Leather.

Can I use Ruddy Leather instead of Chalice Red?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Ruddy Leather

Ruddy Leather vs German Red Brown (71.271)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Chalice Red
Ruddy Leather vs German Red Brown (70.605)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Chalice Red
Ruddy Leather vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Chalice Red

Other Reaper paints close to Chalice Red

Chalice Red vs Chestnut Brown (09071)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ruddy Leather
Chalice Red vs Volcano Brown (09179)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close
Chalice Red vs Deep Red (09002)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Ruddy Leather equivalents · Chalice Red equivalents