Penetrating Red
AK Interactive · Ink (3rd Gen) · AK11227
#B64026 · L*43.9 a*46.4 b*40.5
The closest match to AK Interactive Penetrating Red in every other range, nearest first.
AK Interactive Penetrating Red is a dark, vivid red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Macharius Solar Orange at ΔE 1.0. 12 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
This is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Penetrating Red?
Citadel Macharius Solar Orange is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Penetrating Red in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Lava Orange (ΔE 1.9) and Scale75 Aldebaran Red (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to AK Interactive Penetrating Red?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Georgia Clay, ΔE 3.3 — a very close substitute. The full AK Interactive to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop AK Interactive Penetrating Red Shop Citadel Macharius Solar Orange
Penetrating Red equivalent in Citadel
- A Macharius Solar Orange Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- C Astorath Red Dry ΔE 4.4 · close
Penetrating Red equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Lava Orange Warpaints Air ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- A Fire Giant Orange Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Penetrating Red equivalent in Scale75
- B Aldebaran Red Scale Color Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Health Red Instant Colors Range ΔE 5.3 · similar
Penetrating Red equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Porsche Lava Orange Mr Paint - Car MRP-C038 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Red Rust Mr Paint MRP-360 ΔE 4.5 · close
Penetrating Red equivalent in Mig
- B Metallic Red Acrylics AMIG0188 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Red Acrylics AMIG0049 ΔE 4.0 · close
Penetrating Red equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Harvest Orange Colors 20589 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Sweet Potato Colors 21381 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Penetrating Red equivalent in Vallejo
- B Georgia Clay Arte Deco 85.031 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- B Scarlet Model Color 70.817 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Penetrating Red equivalent in Golden
- C Transparent Red Iron Oxide Heavy Body 1385 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Quinacridone Red Fluid 2310 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Penetrating Red equivalent in Monument
- C Burnt Sienna Pro Acrylic Paints 059 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Transparent Orange Pro Acrylic Paints 050 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Penetrating Red equivalent in Duncan
- C Rust Orange Wave 1 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Hellspawn Red Wave 2 ΔE 3.9 · close
Penetrating Red equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Vampire Red Fantasy Range 129 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Blood Red Fantasy Range 104 ΔE 8.0 · similar
Penetrating Red equivalent in FolkArt
- C Pure Orange Acrylic Colors 628 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Autumn Leaves Acrylic Colors 920 ΔE 4.0 · close
Penetrating Red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warcolours | #AA441E | Metallic Copper Metallic paints | ΔE 4.0 |
| Liquitex | #C42C21 | Naphthol Red Light Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.0 |
| Italeri | #C13027 | Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.1 |
| Arteza | #BC5035 | Mars Orange Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mr. Hobby | #CA3A29 | Brown Acrysion | ΔE 4.1 |
| Green Stuff World | #C22B24 | Carnage Red Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.5 |
| Acrilex | #C24137 | Telha Paints | ΔE 5.1 |
| Humbrol | #D32C19 | Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mission Models | #A24536 | Dark Rust 1 | ΔE 5.5 |
| Creature | #BC1700 | Orange Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 5.8 |
| Reaper | #C15026 | Numeria Rust Master Series Paints Pathfinder | ΔE 5.8 |
| Foundry | #B31E18 | Madder Red Light Paint System | ΔE 5.8 |
| Tamiya | #C63834 | Italian red Lacquer Paint | ΔE 5.9 |
| Tom Color | #CC0809 | Vermelho Puro | ΔE 6.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #D02C2A | Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 6.1 |
| Revell | #BF111B | Luminous Red Email Color - Silk | ΔE 6.4 |
| P3 | #9E4923 | Bloodstone Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 7.2 |
Nearest colours inside AK Interactive
- A Carmine Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- B Matt Red Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Red Acrylic Color General ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Vermillion Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Blood Red Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Brick Red Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.9 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot