Paint Equivalents

The Red

Kimera Kolors · Kimera Kolors Pure Pigments · PR170

#A82135 · L*37.2 a*54.0 b*23.6

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

Kimera Kolors The Red is a dark, saturated pink-red. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Magenta Blood at ΔE 1.0. 16 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 The Red?

Vallejo Magenta Blood is the closest equivalent to Kimera Kolors The Red in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Blood Red (ΔE 1.2) and Golden Naphthol Red Medium (ΔE 1.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Kimera Kolors The Red?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Magenta Blood, ΔE 1.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Kimera Kolors to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Kimera Kolors The Red Shop Vallejo Magenta Blood Shop Vallejo Nocturna Models set

The Red equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Magenta Blood Nocturna Models 74.021 ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  2. B Transparent Red Model Color 70.934 ΔE 3.1 · very close

The Red equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Blood Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9003 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. B Asmodeus Red Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89507 ΔE 2.4 · very close

The Red equivalent in Golden

  1. A Naphthol Red Medium Fluid 2220 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Quinacridone Magenta Heavy Body 1305 ΔE 4.0 · close

The Red equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Wine Red Acrysion N43 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Red Fs11136 Mr Color 327 ΔE 4.1 · close

The Red equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Crimson Ink Artist Range ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. D Mayhem Red Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.1 · similar

The Red equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Glistening Blood Warpaints WP1476 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. B Succubus Red D&D Underdark Set ΔE 2.9 · very close

The Red equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Emperor Red Wave 3 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. D Scarab Red Wave 3 ΔE 5.9 · similar

The Red equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Insigna Red Acrylic Paint 4714AP ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. D Rust Acrylic Paint 4675AP ΔE 8.1 · similar

The Red equivalent in Acrilex

  1. C Vermelho Escarlate Paints 508 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Cereja Paints 826 ΔE 4.1 · close

The Red equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Red Gore Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Scab Red Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.5 · similar

The Red equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Red Light Pure™ Artist Pigment 6390 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. C Lipstick Red Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7270 ΔE 4.0 · close

The Red equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Honeysuckle Pink Colors 21466 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. D Fruit Punch Gloss™ 21393E ΔE 5.4 · similar

The Red in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
P3 #A53331 Broken Brick Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.7
Revell #991523 Carmine Red Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.9
Mr. Paint #A82125 Rosso Mr Paint ΔE 5.1
Mission Models #C0273B Iridescent Candy Red ΔE 5.2
Warcolours #A71A22 Red 3 Layer paints ΔE 5.2
Tom Color #971A22 Vermelho Beterraba ΔE 5.4
Liquitex #B12B2C Cadmium-free Red Medium Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 5.5
Arteza #99322D Pearl Strawberry Red Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 5.5
Humbrol #B21F25 Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt ΔE 5.8
Tamiya #C8113D Mixing red Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.9
Foundry #AD181E British Redcoat Shade Paint System ΔE 6.6
Mig #AC2B25 Blood Red Acrylics ΔE 6.9
Monument #90111C Transparent Red Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 7.0
AK Interactive #A13B2F Bordeaux Red Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 7.4
Coat d'Arms #BA4244 Russet Red Military Range ΔE 7.6
Green Stuff World #8E1316 Cutthroat Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 8.5
Turbo Dork #B44C4D Red Queen ΔE 8.9
Creature #974634 Shadow Flesh Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 10.3

Nearest colours inside Kimera Kolors

  1. E Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 11.2 · far
  2. E Magenta Pure Pigments ΔE 13.3 · far
  3. E Royal Brown Expansion Set 1 ΔE 14.4 · far
  4. E Alizarin Crimson Expansion Set 1 ΔE 15.9 · far
  5. E Oxide Brown Medium Expansion Set 1 ΔE 16.2 · far
  6. E Orange Pure Pigments ΔE 18.8 · far

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