Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color)
Mr. Hobby · Aqueous Hobby Color · H87
#A7394A · L*40.6 a*46.4 b*14.8
The closest match to Mr. Hobby Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Hobby Metallic Red is a dark, saturated pink-red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Apple Barrel Honeysuckle Pink, ΔE 0.9. 21 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color)?
Apple Barrel Honeysuckle Pink is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Emperor Red (ΔE 2.7) and The Army Painter Wyrmling Red (ΔE 3.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Succubus Skin, ΔE 4.1 — a close substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Hobby Metallic Red Shop Apple Barrel Honeysuckle Pink Shop Apple Barrel Colors set
Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Honeysuckle Pink Colors 21466 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- D Fruit Punch Gloss™ 21393E ΔE 5.5 · similar
Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Duncan
- B Emperor Red Wave 3 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Scarab Red Wave 3 ΔE 4.6 · close
Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Wyrmling Red Warpaints Air ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Wyvern Fury Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.4 · very close
Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Reaper
- C Deep Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9002 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Old West Rose Master Series Paints Core Colors 9283 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Citadel
- C Red Gore Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Scab Red Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.4 · similar
Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Vallejo
- C Succubus Skin Game Color 72.108 ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Magenta Blood Nocturna Models 74.021 ΔE 4.7 · close
Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Acrilex
- C Terra Queimada Paints 514 ΔE 4.2 · close
- C Cereja Paints 826 ΔE 4.5 · close
Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in FolkArt
- C Napthol Crimson Acrylic Colors 435 ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Keepsake Rose Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2383 ΔE 4.7 · close
Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Golden
- C Alizarin Crimson Hue Heavy Body 1450 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Alizarin Crimson Hue OPEN Acrylics 7450 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- D The Red Pure Pigments PR170 ΔE 5.2 · similar
- E Magenta Pure Pigments PR122 ΔE 10.7 · far
Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Super Wash Red Fantasy Range 171 ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Russet Red Military Range 237 ΔE 6.9 · similar
Metallic Red (Aqueous Hobby Color) equivalent in Warcolours
- D Pink 3 Layer paints ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Pink 4 Layer paints ΔE 8.0 · similar
Metallic Red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P3 | #AB3737 | Ruddy Blush Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mission Models | #C0273B | Iridescent Candy Red | ΔE 6.5 |
| Monument | #C32C5B | Rogue Hobbies Dark Hot Pink Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #B44C4D | Red Queen | ΔE 6.7 |
| Scale75 | #88424D | Garnet Alchemy Metal N Alchemy Range | ΔE 6.9 |
| AK Interactive | #B1325F | Magenta Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 6.9 |
| Tamiya | #C8113D | Mixing red Lacquer Paint | ΔE 6.9 |
| Foundry | #8F4F50 | African Flesh Light Paint System | ΔE 7.5 |
| Arteza | #CC374C | Pearl Raspberry Red Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 7.6 |
| Italeri | #A71E29 | Insigna Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.1 |
| Liquitex | #B53A68 | Medium Magenta Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.4 |
| Mig | #C94A5D | Copper Acrylics | ΔE 8.7 |
| Revell | #894E4A | Rust Email Color - Matt | ΔE 9.0 |
| Creature | #BF3C6C | Magenta Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #A82125 | Rosso Mr Paint | ΔE 9.4 |
| Tom Color | #843731 | Marrone Mimetico 1 | ΔE 9.6 |
| Humbrol | #B21F25 | Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 9.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #7A2E4A | Glorious Magenta Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 11.9 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby
- D Wine Red Acrysion ΔE 6.5 · similar
- D RLM23 Red Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 6.9 · similar
- D Red Fs11136 Mr Color ΔE 8.5 · similar
- D Red Fs11136 A Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 8.8 · similar
- D Russet Acrysion ΔE 9.1 · similar
- D Carmine Red Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 9.1 · similar
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