Imperial Red
FolkArt · Acrylic Colors · 4669
#6C383C · L*30.3 a*23.4 b*7.9
The closest match to FolkArt Imperial Red in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Imperial Red is a dark, moderately saturated pink-red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Vallejo Gory Red, 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 FolkArt Imperial Red?
Vallejo Gory Red is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Imperial Red in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Dread Red (ΔE 2.3) and Monument Burgundy (ΔE 2.4).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Imperial Red?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Gory Red, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop FolkArt Imperial Red Shop Vallejo Gory Red (Game Air) Shop Vallejo Game Air set
Imperial Red equivalent in Vallejo
- A Gory Red Game Air 72.711 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Violet Red Model Color 70.812 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Imperial Red equivalent in Duncan
- B Dread Red Wave 2 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Sword Hilt Burgundy Wave 1 ΔE 4.4 · close
Imperial Red equivalent in Monument
- B Burgundy Pro Acrylic Paints 069 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Ninjon Dark Magenta Pro Signature Series S10 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Imperial Red equivalent in Scale75
- B Indian Shadow Scale Color Range ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Red Leather Scale Color Range ΔE 4.1 · close
Imperial Red equivalent in Golden
- B Violet Oxide Fluid 2405 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Alizarin Crimson Hue Fluid 2435 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Imperial Red equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Red Brown Acrysion H47 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Metal Bloody Red Mr Metallic Color GX GX215 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Imperial Red equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Chaotic Red Warpaints Primer CP3026 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Fur Brown Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.4 · close
Imperial Red equivalent in Foundry
- C Musket Stock Brown Light Paint System 72C ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Wine Stain Red Shade Paint System 17A ΔE 4.6 · close
Imperial Red equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Goth Skin Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.7 · close
- D Glorious Magenta Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 8.0 · similar
Imperial Red equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Signal Brown RAL 8002 Mr Paint MRP-029 ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Bruno Rossiccio Mr Paint MRP-313 ΔE 6.3 · similar
Imperial Red equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Super Wash Light Brown Fantasy Range - Ink Wash 175 ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Rat Brown Fantasy Range 119 ΔE 7.4 · similar
Imperial Red equivalent in Reaper
- D Wyvern Leather Master Series Paints Bones 9492 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Urgathoa Red Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89508 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Imperial Red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arteza | #7B2D33 | Bordeaux Red Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.5 |
| Revell | #6C312B | Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.6 |
| AK Interactive | #573536 | Violet Red Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 5.7 |
| Liquitex | #5D2735 | Quinacridone Magenta Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.1 |
| Citadel | #6A4848 | Bloodreaver Flesh Layer | ΔE 6.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #84474F | Tuscan Red Colors | ΔE 6.5 |
| Acrilex | #683348 | Vinho Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #6B4842 | Oxide Brown Medium Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 7.2 |
| Tamiya | #672622 | Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 7.3 |
| P3 | #744439 | Brown Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.3 |
| Mission Models | #592321 | Rotbraun RAL 8012 | ΔE 7.4 |
| Italeri | #823430 | Rust Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.5 |
| Tom Color | #843731 | Marrone Mimetico 1 | ΔE 8.0 |
| Mig | #50312C | RAL 8017 Schokobraun Acrylics | ΔE 8.3 |
| Warcolours | #5D4239 | Brown 4 Layer paints | ΔE 9.8 |
| Creature | #663820 | Light Umber Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 12.4 |
| Humbrol | #93161E | Crimson Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 12.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 13.7 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- A Madeira Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Garnet Red Metallics ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Garnet Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics ΔE 3.5 · close
- C Berry Wine Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Bright Red Metallics ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Barnyard Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.9 · similar
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