Paint Equivalents

Bordeaux Red

Arteza · Acrylic Premium Paints · A403

#7B2D33 · L*30.2 a*34.5 b*14.1

The closest match to Arteza Bordeaux Red in every other range, nearest first.

Arteza Bordeaux Red is a dark, moderately saturated pink-red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby Russet at ΔE 1.1. 20 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

What is the closest equivalent to Arteza Bordeaux Red?

Mr. Hobby Russet is the closest equivalent to Arteza Bordeaux Red in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Wine Stain Red Shade (ΔE 1.6) and FolkArt Engine Red (ΔE 2.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Arteza Bordeaux Red?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Velvet Red, ΔE 3.3 — a very close substitute. The full Arteza to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Arteza Bordeaux Red Shop Mr. Hobby Russet (Mr Color) Shop Mr. Hobby Mr Color set

Bordeaux Red equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Russet Mr Color 81 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Russet Acrysion N33 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Full Arteza → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Bordeaux Red equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Wine Stain Red Shade Paint System 17A ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. D Teracotta Shade Paint System 37A ΔE 7.6 · similar

Full Arteza → Foundry conversion chart

Bordeaux Red equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Engine Red Shiny™ 2702 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Engine Red Acrylic Colors 436 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Arteza → FolkArt conversion chart

Bordeaux Red equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Garment Pigment Toner Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. B Chaotic Red Warpaints Primer CP3026 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full Arteza → The Army Painter conversion chart

Bordeaux Red equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Verminlord Hide Dry ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Tuskgor Fur Air ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Arteza → Citadel conversion chart

Bordeaux Red equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Velvet Red Xpress Color 72.407 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Autumn Red Arte Deco 85.176 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Arteza → Vallejo conversion chart

Bordeaux Red equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Pyrrole Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix 326 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. C Quinacridone Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix 110 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Arteza → Liquitex conversion chart

Bordeaux Red equivalent in Monument

  1. C Burgundy Pro Acrylic Paints 069 ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. C Ninjon Dark Magenta Pro Signature Series S10 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Arteza → Monument conversion chart

Bordeaux Red equivalent in Italeri

  1. C Rust Acrylic Paint 4675AP ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. D Marrone Mimetico Acrylic Paint 4640AP ΔE 5.0 · similar

Full Arteza → Italeri conversion chart

Bordeaux Red equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Deep Red Scale Color Range ΔE 5.0 · close
  2. D Red Ochre Artist Range ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full Arteza → Scale75 conversion chart

Bordeaux Red equivalent in Tom Color

  1. D Marrone Mimetico 1 TC-0185 ΔE 5.0 · similar
  2. D Vermelho Beterraba TCUP-08 ΔE 8.0 · similar

Full Arteza → Tom Color conversion chart

Bordeaux Red equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. D Berry Red Colors 20525 ΔE 5.1 · similar
  2. D Bright Red Colors 20501 ΔE 6.0 · similar

Full Arteza → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Bordeaux Red in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Revell #6C312B Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.2
Mission Models #772420 Red Oxide German WWII RAL 3009 ΔE 5.5
AK Interactive #78342B Shadow Flesh -29- Figures ΔE 5.5
Golden #662631 Alizarin Crimson Hue Fluid ΔE 5.5
Reaper #6E352E Wyvern Leather Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 5.5
Green Stuff World #632D2B Goth Skin Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.7
Tamiya #672622 Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 5.7
Acrilex #903D48 Arándano Paints ΔE 6.2
Duncan #6E3E3E Dread Red Wave 2 ΔE 6.4
Mr. Paint #6F3E37 Signal Brown RAL 8002 Mr Paint ΔE 7.0
Warcolours #83141A Red 4 Layer paints ΔE 7.1
Kimera Kolors #65271D Royal Brown Expansion Set 1 ΔE 7.7
Humbrol #93161E Crimson Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 8.1
Coat d'Arms #7E4941 Rat Brown Fantasy Range ΔE 8.6
Creature #801C15 Burnt Red Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 8.6
P3 #744439 Brown Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.9
Mig #591610 Crystal Red Acrylics ΔE 10.1
Turbo Dork #9E4C3F Life On Mars ΔE 12.0

Nearest colours inside Arteza

  1. D Pearl Strawberry Red Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 8.3 · similar
  2. D Burnt Sienna Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 8.9 · similar
  3. D Burnt Umber Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 9.1 · similar
  4. E Sangria Red Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 10.5 · far
  5. E Crimson Red Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 12.3 · far
  6. E Cochineal Red Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 14.9 · far

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