What is the difference between Black Leather and Evil Red?

ΔE 11 (fair). Evil Red is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Black Leather vs Evil Red

Black Leather

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

Evil Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.112
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #291621 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Evil Red is a little darker, cooler than Black Leather.

Can I use Evil Red instead of Black Leather?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Evil Red is a little darker, cooler than Black Leather.

Can I use Black Leather instead of Evil Red?

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 Evil Red 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 Evil Red
Black Leather vs Hull Red (71.039)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Evil Red
Black Leather vs Dark Rust (70.771)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Evil Red

Other Scale75 paints close to Evil Red

Evil Red vs Dark Violet (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 8, close · closer than Black Leather
Evil Red vs Dark Prussian Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 10, close · closer than Black Leather
Evil Red vs Prusian Blue (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Black Leather

All matches: Black Leather equivalents · Evil Red equivalents