What is the difference between Black Leather and Dark Rust?

ΔE 6 (very close). Dark Rust is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Black Leather vs Dark Rust

Black Leather

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor
Code: SC32
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3c2727 (estimate)

Dark Rust

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.771
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #301e22 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 5.5, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Dark Rust is a little darker, cooler than Black Leather.

Can I use Dark Rust instead of Black Leather?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). Dark Rust is a little darker, cooler than Black Leather.

Can I use Black Leather instead of Dark Rust?

The same difference applies the other way round: Black 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 Black Leather on the colour wheel See Dark Rust on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Black Leather

Black Leather vs Burnt Umber (70.941)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Black Leather vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Rust
Black Leather vs Olive Brown (70.889)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close

Other Scale75 paints close to Dark Rust

Dark Rust vs Dark Prussian Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 8, close
Dark Rust vs Dark Brown Ochre (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 9, close
Dark Rust vs Art Black (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Black Leather equivalents · Dark Rust equivalents