Crimson
Humbrol · Humbrol Acrylics - Gloss · 20
#93161E · L*31.5 a*49.8 b*30.1
The closest match to Humbrol Crimson in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Crimson is a dark, saturated red. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Monument Transparent Red at ΔE 0.9. 7 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 Humbrol Crimson?
Monument Transparent Red is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Crimson in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Vermelho Beterraba (ΔE 1.1) and Liquitex Naphthol Crimson (ΔE 1.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Crimson?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Carmine Red, ΔE 2.1 — a very close substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Crimson Shop Monument Transparent Red Shop Monument Pro Acrylic Paints set
Crimson equivalent in Monument
- A Transparent Red Pro Acrylic Paints 047 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- D AdeptiCon Spray-Team Red Oxide Pro Acrylic Primer S37 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Crimson equivalent in Tom Color
- A Vermelho Beterraba TCUP-08 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- D Vermelho Cabelo do Curupira TCUP-10 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Crimson equivalent in Liquitex
- A Naphthol Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix 292 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- D Pyrrole Red Heavy Body Acrylix 321 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Crimson equivalent in Golden
- A Pyrrole Red Dark Heavy Body 1278 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Cadmium Red Dark OPEN Acrylics 7080 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Crimson equivalent in Revell
- A Carmine Red Email Color - Matt ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Fiery Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.7 · close
Crimson equivalent in Reaper
- A Heraldic Red Master Series Paints Bones 9402 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Asmodeus Red Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89507 ΔE 5.0 · close
Crimson equivalent in Vallejo
- B Carmine Red Model Color 70.908 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Seraph Red Xpress Color Intense 72.479 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Crimson equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Cutthroat Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Primer Red Matt Surface ΔE 4.3 · close
Crimson equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Dragon Red Warpaints Primer CP3018 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Slaughter Red Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Crimson equivalent in Scale75
- B Mayhem Red Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Blood Red Scale Color Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
Crimson equivalent in FolkArt
- B Lipstick Red Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7270 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Christmas Red Acrylic Colors 958 ΔE 4.2 · close
Crimson equivalent in Mission Models
- B Pearl Red MMP-148 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Iridescent Cherry MMP-155 ΔE 3.6 · close
Crimson in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #930010 | Rosso Corsa Ferrari No.300 Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 3.0 |
| Mr. Hobby | #9E2328 | Red Fs11136 Mr Color | ΔE 3.1 |
| Warcolours | #83141A | Red 4 Layer paints | ΔE 3.2 |
| Duncan | #961714 | Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 | ΔE 3.3 |
| Foundry | #962B23 | Bright Red Shade Paint System | ΔE 3.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #922D25 | Hot Ember Gloss™ | ΔE 3.6 |
| Citadel | #860B0E | Blood Angels Red Contrast | ΔE 4.1 |
| Italeri | #A71E29 | Insigna Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.4 |
| Creature | #801C15 | Burnt Red Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.4 |
| Arteza | #99322D | Pearl Strawberry Red Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| AK Interactive | #852F25 | Rust Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) | ΔE 4.8 |
| P3 | #A53331 | Broken Brick Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A82135 | The Red Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mig | #AC2B25 | Blood Red Acrylics | ΔE 6.6 |
| Acrilex | #AC2F33 | Vermelho Escarlate Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B32E1F | Vampire Red Fantasy Range | ΔE 9.0 |
| Tamiya | #672622 | Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 9.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 11.0 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- D Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D Scarlet Acrylics - Matt ΔE 8.9 · similar
- E Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays ΔE 10.1 · far
- E Red Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 13.8 · far
- E German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt ΔE 14.8 · far
- E Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 15.2 · far
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