What is the difference between Ruddy Leather and Hull Red?

ΔE 8 (close). Hull Red is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ruddy Leather vs Hull Red

Ruddy Leather

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

Hull Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.985
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e2e33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hull Red is a little darker, cooler than Ruddy Leather.

Can I use Hull Red instead of Ruddy Leather?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Hull Red is a little darker, cooler than Ruddy Leather.

Can I use Ruddy Leather instead of Hull Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ruddy Leather is a little lighter, 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 Hull 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 Hull Red
Ruddy Leather vs German Red Brown (70.605)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Hull Red
Ruddy Leather vs Flat Brown (70.984)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Hull Red

Other Reaper paints close to Hull Red

Hull Red vs Dark Skin (09041)Master Series Paints · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ruddy Leather
Hull Red vs Cinder Brown (09178)Master Series Paints · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ruddy Leather
Hull Red vs Dark Highlights (09042)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Ruddy Leather equivalents · Hull Red equivalents