Emperor Red
Duncan · Wave 3
#A03140 · L*37.9 a*46.6 b*17.2
The closest match to Duncan Emperor Red in every other range, nearest first.
Duncan Emperor Red is a dark, saturated pink-red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Citadel Red Gore, ΔE 1.6. 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 Duncan Emperor Red?
Citadel Red Gore is the closest equivalent to Duncan Emperor Red in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Wyvern Fury (ΔE 2.1) and Reaper Deep Red (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Emperor Red?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Magenta Blood, ΔE 3.0 — a very close substitute. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Emperor Red Shop Citadel Red Gore
Emperor Red equivalent in Citadel
- A Red Gore Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Scab Red Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.7 · close
Emperor Red equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Wyvern Fury Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Wyrmling Red Warpaints Air ΔE 4.4 · close
Emperor Red equivalent in Reaper
- B Deep Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9002 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Old West Rose Master Series Paints Core Colors 9283 ΔE 3.6 · close
Emperor Red equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Honeysuckle Pink Colors 21466 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Fruit Punch Gloss™ 21393E ΔE 5.6 · similar
Emperor Red equivalent in FolkArt
- B Napthol Crimson Acrylic Colors 435 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Napthol Crimson Pure™ Artist Pigment 6391 ΔE 3.6 · close
Emperor Red equivalent in Acrilex
- B Cereja Paints 826 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Púrpura Paints 550 ΔE 3.8 · close
Emperor Red equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Metallic Red Aqueous Hobby Color H87 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- D Wine Red Acrysion N43 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Emperor Red equivalent in Vallejo
- B Magenta Blood Nocturna Models 74.021 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Succubus Skin Game Color 72.108 ΔE 3.5 · close
Emperor Red equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- B The Red Pure Pigments PR170 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- E Magenta Pure Pigments PR122 ΔE 11.3 · far
Emperor Red equivalent in Golden
- C Alizarin Crimson Hue Heavy Body 1450 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Naphthol Red Medium Fluid 2220 ΔE 3.9 · close
Emperor Red equivalent in Scale75
- D Crimson Ink Artist Range ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Blood Red Scale Color Range ΔE 6.9 · similar
Emperor Red equivalent in P3
- D Ruddy Blush Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Broken Brick Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Emperor Red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #A71E29 | Insigna Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.2 |
| Arteza | #99322D | Pearl Strawberry Red Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mission Models | #C0273B | Iridescent Candy Red | ΔE 6.7 |
| Monument | #863531 | AdeptiCon Spray-Team Red Oxide Pro Acrylic Primer | ΔE 6.9 |
| Revell | #991523 | Carmine Red Email Color - Matt | ΔE 7.0 |
| Warcolours | #911D42 | Pink 4 Layer paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| AK Interactive | #90433B | Shadow Flesh Figures (3rd Gen) | ΔE 7.2 |
| Tamiya | #C8113D | Mixing red Lacquer Paint | ΔE 7.4 |
| Tom Color | #971A22 | Vermelho Beterraba | ΔE 7.4 |
| Mr. Paint | #A82125 | Rosso Mr Paint | ΔE 7.5 |
| Liquitex | #B12B2C | Cadmium-free Red Medium Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 7.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #9C5158 | Super Wash Red Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.8 |
| Foundry | #8F4F50 | African Flesh Light Paint System | ΔE 8.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #B44C4D | Red Queen | ΔE 8.1 |
| Humbrol | #93161E | Crimson Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 8.4 |
| Mig | #AC2B25 | Blood Red Acrylics | ΔE 8.9 |
| Creature | #974634 | Shadow Flesh Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #882A1E | Primer Red Matt Surface | ΔE 10.3 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- D Scarab Red Wave 3 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Asmodeus Red Wave 2 ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Ur Cloak Wave 1 ΔE 9.1 · similar
- E Sword Hilt Burgundy Wave 1 ΔE 10.4 · far
- E Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 ΔE 10.8 · far
- E Helion Red Wash Wave 2 ΔE 10.9 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot