Paint Equivalents

Character Red

Mr. Hobby · Mr Color / Mr Color Spray · 108

#C8161E · L*42.7 a*64.6 b*44.8

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Character Red in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Character Red is a dark, vivid red. 12 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Tamiya Mica red at ΔE 0.3. 5 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

This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots

What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Character Red?

Tamiya Mica red is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Character Red in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Scarlet Blood (ΔE 1.2) and The Army Painter Pure Red (ΔE 1.2).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Character Red?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Scarlet Blood, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Hobby Character Red Shop Tamiya Mica red (Lacquer Paint) Shop Tamiya Lacquer Paint set

Character Red equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Mica red Lacquer Paint LP-42 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. C Italian red Lacquer Paint LP-21 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Tamiya conversion chart

Character Red equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Scarlet Blood Game Color 72.106 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Naphthol Red Arte Deco 85.032 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → Vallejo conversion chart

Character Red equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Pure Red Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Pure Red Warpaints Primer CP3006 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → The Army Painter conversion chart

Character Red equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Antares Red Scale Color Range ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Health Red Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Scale75 conversion chart

Character Red equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A A Ii Kr Red Mr Paint MRP-025 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B RLM 23 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A051 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Character Red equivalent in Golden

  1. A Cadmium Red Medium Heavy Body 1100 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Quinacridone Red OPEN Acrylics 7310 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Golden conversion chart

Character Red equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays S220 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Red Acrylics - Gloss 19 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Humbrol conversion chart

Character Red equivalent in Tom Color

  1. A Vermelho Gorro de Saci TCUP-09 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Vermelho Puro TC-0005 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Tom Color conversion chart

Character Red equivalent in Arteza

  1. A Carmine Red Acrylic Premium Paints A205 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. D Crimson Red Acrylic Premium Paints A206 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Arteza conversion chart

Character Red equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Clear Red Standard (3rd Gen) AK11213 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Blood Red Standard (3rd Gen) AK11089 ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → AK Interactive conversion chart

Character Red equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Carnage Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Red Opulence Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Character Red equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Guards Red Acrylic Paint 4632AP ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Red Acrylic Paint 4605AP ΔE 2.4 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Italeri conversion chart

Character Red in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Revell #BF111B Luminous Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 2.0
Liquitex #C42C21 Naphthol Red Light Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 2.2
Warcolours #C01F27 Red 2 Layer paints ΔE 2.4
Duncan #D21116 Demon Red Wave 1 ΔE 2.6
Citadel #C01411 Evil Sunz Scarlet Air ΔE 2.9
Kimera Kolors #D02C2A Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 3.4
Mig #BD2615 Red Acrylics ΔE 3.6
Coat d'Arms #B32E1F Vampire Red Fantasy Range ΔE 4.1
Foundry #B31E18 Madder Red Light Paint System ΔE 4.1
Acrilex #D52A2B Vermelho Paints ΔE 4.1
Creature #D00903 Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 4.5
Reaper #BD0004 Rach Red Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 4.6
P3 #B12024 Skorne Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.7
Mission Models #C3122F Red ΔE 5.2
FolkArt #AC2F2E Lipstick Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.9
Monument #A90F0F Bold Pyrrole Red Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.6
Apple Barrel #A42A18 Sweet Potato Colors ΔE 6.9
Turbo Dork #B44C4D Red Queen ΔE 10.2

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. A Wine Red Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. A MS Yellow Gundam Color Spray ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  3. A MS Char's Red Gundam Color Spray ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  4. B Flat Red Acrysion ΔE 3.4 · very close
  5. B Madder Red Mr Color ΔE 3.4 · very close
  6. B Red Madder Acrysion ΔE 3.4 · very close

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