Paint Equivalents

Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics)

Golden · OPEN Acrylics · 7100

#B91B1C · L*39.9 a*59.5 b*42.1

The closest match to Golden Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics) in every other range, nearest first.

Golden Cadmium Red Medium is a dark, vivid red. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Green Stuff World Red Opulence Dip at ΔE 1.1. 3 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 Golden Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics)?

Green Stuff World Red Opulence Dip is the closest equivalent to Golden Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics) in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Revell Luminous Red (ΔE 1.1) and Mr. Paint RLM 23 (ΔE 1.2).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Golden Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Magenta, ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Golden to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Golden Cadmium Red Medium Shop Green Stuff World Red Opulence Dip Shop Green Stuff World Dipping Inks set

Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Red Opulence Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. B Carnage Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Golden → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Revell

  1. A Luminous Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. C Italian Red Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Golden → Revell conversion chart

Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A RLM 23 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A051 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. B Traffic Red RAL 3020 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A007 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Golden → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Scarlet Acrylics - Matt 60 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. B Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays S220 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Golden → Humbrol conversion chart

Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Madder Red Light Paint System 60C ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B British Redcoat Shade Paint System 68A ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Golden → Foundry conversion chart

Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Antares Red Scale Color Range ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Health Red Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Golden → Scale75 conversion chart

Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Magenta Mecha Color 69.010 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Dark Vermilion Model Color 70.947 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Golden → Vallejo conversion chart

Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Carmine Red Acrylic Premium Paints A205 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Crimson Red Acrylic Premium Paints A206 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Golden → Arteza conversion chart

Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Evil Sunz Scarlet Air ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Mechrite Red Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Golden → Citadel conversion chart

Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. B Vampire Red Fantasy Range 129 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. D Russet Red Military Range 237 ΔE 8.4 · similar

Full Golden → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Clear Red Real Colors - Clear RC503 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Clear Red Standard (3rd Gen) AK11213 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Golden → AK Interactive conversion chart

Cadmium Red Medium (OPEN Acrylics) equivalent in P3

  1. B Skorne Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. D Broken Brick Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Full Golden → P3 conversion chart

Cadmium Red Medium in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mr. Hobby #B6000D Red (IJNircraftmarking) Mr Color ΔE 2.5
The Army Painter #BB2929 Glistening Blood D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments Wash ΔE 2.5
Warcolours #C01F27 Red 2 Layer paints ΔE 2.7
Mig #AC2B25 Blood Red Acrylics ΔE 2.8
Reaper #B10F1E Carnage Red Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 2.8
Tamiya #C8171D Mica red Lacquer Paint ΔE 2.9
Tom Color #C70D22 Vermelho Gorro de Saci ΔE 3.0
Italeri #C42127 Guards Red Acrylic Paint ΔE 3.1
Liquitex #B12B2C Cadmium-free Red Medium Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 3.5
Monument #A90F0F Bold Pyrrole Red Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 3.9
FolkArt #AC2F2E Lipstick Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.3
Apple Barrel #A42A18 Sweet Potato Colors ΔE 4.4
Duncan #BE392E Hellspawn Red Wave 2 ΔE 4.6
Mission Models #AE0001 Transparent Red ΔE 4.8
Creature #BC1700 Orange Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 4.9
Acrilex #AC2F33 Vermelho Escarlate Paints ΔE 5.6
Kimera Kolors #D02C2A Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 5.8
Turbo Dork #9E4C3F Life On Mars ΔE 9.4

Nearest colours inside Golden

  1. A Quinacridone Red OPEN Acrylics ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. A Cadmium Red Medium Heavy Body ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  3. A Primary Magenta Fluid ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  4. A Quinacridone Red Heavy Body ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  5. A Quinacridone Red Fluid ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  6. C Pyrrole Red OPEN Acrylics ΔE 3.6 · close

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