Paint Equivalents

Metallic Red (Acrysion)

Mr. Hobby · Acrysion / Mr Color / Mr Color Spray · 75

#B01F24 · L*38.4 a*56.2 b*35.7

The closest match to Mr. Hobby Metallic Red (Acrysion) in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Hobby Metallic Red is a dark, vivid red. 12 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being P3 Skorne 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 Metallic Red (Acrysion)?

P3 Skorne Red is the closest equivalent to Mr. Hobby Metallic Red (Acrysion) in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Humbrol Insignia Red (ΔE 0.4) and Arteza Crimson Red (ΔE 0.7).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Hobby Metallic Red (Acrysion)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Plasma Red, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Hobby to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Hobby Metallic Red Shop P3 Skorne Red Shop P3 Privateer Press Formula P3 set

Metallic Red (Acrysion) equivalent in P3

  1. A Skorne Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
  2. B Broken Brick Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → P3 conversion chart

Metallic Red (Acrysion) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt 153 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
  2. C Scarlet Acrylics - Matt 60 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Humbrol conversion chart

Metallic Red (Acrysion) equivalent in Arteza

  1. A Crimson Red Acrylic Premium Paints A206 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. C Carmine Red Acrylic Premium Paints A205 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Arteza conversion chart

Metallic Red (Acrysion) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Carnage Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9135 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. C Merisiel Red Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89505 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Reaper conversion chart

Metallic Red (Acrysion) equivalent in Foundry

  1. A British Redcoat Shade Paint System 68A ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Madder Red Light Paint System 60C ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Foundry conversion chart

Metallic Red (Acrysion) equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Inktense Red Inktensity Range ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. C Antares Red Scale Color Range ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Mr. Hobby → Scale75 conversion chart

Metallic Red (Acrysion) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Plasma Red Xpress Color 72.406 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. A Bloody Red Surface Primer 70.632 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Hobby → Vallejo conversion chart

Metallic Red (Acrysion) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Rosso Mr Paint MRP-311 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Richthofens Red Mr Paint MRP-250 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Metallic Red (Acrysion) equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Gemstone Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Blood Red Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → The Army Painter conversion chart

Metallic Red (Acrysion) equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Cadmium-free Red Medium Heavy Body Acrylix 894 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Pyrrole Red Heavy Body Acrylix 321 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Liquitex conversion chart

Metallic Red (Acrysion) equivalent in Mig

  1. A Blood Red Acrylics AMIG0121 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. D Red Acrylics AMIG0049 ΔE 5.8 · similar

Full Mr. Hobby → Mig conversion chart

Metallic Red (Acrysion) equivalent in Golden

  1. A Primary Magenta Fluid 2421 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Cadmium Red Medium OPEN Acrylics 7100 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Mr. Hobby → Golden conversion chart

Metallic Red in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Warcolours #A71A22 Red 3 Layer paints ΔE 2.1
FolkArt #AC2F2E Lipstick Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.3
Italeri #A71E29 Insigna Red Acrylic Paint ΔE 2.9
Revell #A02625 Fiery Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.0
AK Interactive #A61B18 Red, RAL 3000 Real Colors - Standard ΔE 3.2
Green Stuff World #BB2320 Red Opulence Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.2
Mission Models #A6041B Iridescent Cherry ΔE 3.3
Acrilex #AC2F33 Vermelho Escarlate Paints ΔE 3.3
Apple Barrel #A50819 Candy Apple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 3.4
Coat d'Arms #B32E1F Vampire Red Fantasy Range ΔE 4.1
Tom Color #C70D22 Vermelho Gorro de Saci ΔE 4.2
Citadel #A82014 Mechrite Red Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.2
Monument #A90F0F Bold Pyrrole Red Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.3
Tamiya #C8171D Mica red Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.1
Duncan #BE392E Hellspawn Red Wave 2 ΔE 5.6
Kimera Kolors #A82135 The Red Pure Pigments ΔE 5.9
Creature #BC1700 Orange Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 7.4
Turbo Dork #9E4C3F Life On Mars ΔE 8.6

Nearest colours inside Mr. Hobby

  1. A Carmine Red Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Red Fs11136 A Aqueous Hobby Color ΔE 2.9 · very close
  3. C Red Fs11136 Mr Color ΔE 3.9 · close
  4. C Wine Red Acrysion ΔE 4.0 · close
  5. C Red (IJNircraftmarking) Mr Color ΔE 4.3 · close
  6. C Character Red Mr Color ΔE 5.0 · close

Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot