Paint Equivalents

Cartacci Red

Kimera Kolors · Kimera Kolors Danilo Cartacci Signature Set

#D02C2A · L*46.2 a*62.1 b*42.3

The closest match to Kimera Kolors Cartacci Red in every other range, nearest first.

Kimera Kolors Cartacci Red is a mid-toned, vivid red. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Acrilex Vermelho at ΔE 1.0. 8 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 Kimera Kolors Cartacci Red?

Acrilex Vermelho is the closest equivalent to Kimera Kolors Cartacci Red in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Dragonfire Red (ΔE 1.1) and Vallejo Bloody Red (ΔE 1.2).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Kimera Kolors Cartacci Red?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Bloody Red, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Kimera Kolors to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Cartacci Red equivalent in Acrilex

  1. A Vermelho Paints 555 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. B Telha Paints 932 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Cartacci Red equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Dragonfire Red D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. B Mars Red Warpaints WP1436 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Cartacci Red equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Bloody Red Game Air 72.710 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Burnt Orange Arte Deco 85.030 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Cartacci Red equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Red Acrylic Paint 4606AP ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Red Acrylic Paint 4605AP ΔE 2.9 · very close

Cartacci Red equivalent in Golden

  1. A Primary Magenta Heavy Body 1510 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Naphthol Red Light Fluid 2210 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Cartacci Red equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Red 1 Layer paints ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Red 2 Layer paints ΔE 4.4 · close

Cartacci Red equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Phoenix Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9005 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Clear Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9094 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Cartacci Red equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B Red Acrylics - Gloss 19 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Red Aerosol Sprays S19 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Cartacci Red equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. B A Ii Kr Red Mr Paint MRP-025 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Red Clear Mr Paint MRP-266 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Cartacci Red equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Italian red Lacquer Paint LP-21 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Mica red Lacquer Paint LP-42 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Cartacci Red equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Foundry Red Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11203 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Scarlet Red Standard (3rd Gen) AK11087 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Cartacci Red equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B MS Yellow Gundam Color Spray SG4 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Brown Acrysion N7 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Cartacci Red in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Scale75 #D53036 Primary Red Artist Range ΔE 2.8
Liquitex #C42C21 Naphthol Red Light Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 3.0
Green Stuff World #C22B24 Carnage Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.0
Citadel #E21823 Angron Red Clear Air ΔE 3.2
Mig #C13828 Metallic Red Acrylics ΔE 3.2
Duncan #BE392E Hellspawn Red Wave 2 ΔE 3.2
Coat d'Arms #D83F37 Blood Red Fantasy Range ΔE 3.9
Tom Color #C70D22 Vermelho Gorro de Saci ΔE 4.0
Arteza #C31723 Carmine Red Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.2
Revell #C80225 Italian Red Email Color - Gloss ΔE 4.6
Foundry #E5040C British Redcoat Paint System ΔE 5.4
Mission Models #ED1B24 Insignia Red FS 31136 ΔE 5.4
Creature #D00903 Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 5.6
FolkArt #C43D44 Calico Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.2
Monument #E53941 Rogue Hobbies Orange Red Pro Signature Series ΔE 6.6
P3 #EE2C24 Ember Orange Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.7
Apple Barrel #DB2C00 Orange Colors ΔE 7.7
Turbo Dork #D94E50 Redrum ΔE 8.5

Nearest colours inside Kimera Kolors

  1. D Toluidine Red Expansion Set 1 ΔE 8.7 · similar
  2. D Orange Pure Pigments ΔE 9.5 · similar
  3. E The Red Pure Pigments ΔE 11.2 · far
  4. E Mars Orange Expansion Set 1 ΔE 18.0 · far
  5. E Oxide Brown Light Expansion Set 1 ΔE 21.2 · far
  6. E Royal Brown Expansion Set 1 ΔE 21.4 · far

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