Paint Equivalents

RLM 23

Mr. Paint · Mr Paint - Aqua Colors · MRP-A051

#BA251F · L*41.0 a*57.4 b*41.6

The closest match to Mr. Paint RLM 23 in every other range, nearest first.

Mr. Paint RLM 23 is a dark, vivid red. 9 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Green Stuff World Red Opulence Dip at ΔE 0.5. 4 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 Mr. Paint RLM 23?

Green Stuff World Red Opulence Dip is the closest equivalent to Mr. Paint RLM 23 in any other range, at ΔE 0.5 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Golden Cadmium Red Medium (ΔE 1.1) and Scale75 Antares Red (ΔE 1.5).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Paint RLM 23?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Scarlet Blood, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Mr. Paint to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Mr. Paint RLM 23 Shop Green Stuff World Red Opulence Dip Shop Green Stuff World Dipping Inks set

RLM 23 equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Red Opulence Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 0.5 · indistinguishable
  2. B Carnage Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.1 · very close

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RLM 23 equivalent in Golden

  1. A Cadmium Red Medium Heavy Body 1100 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Cadmium Red Medium OPEN Acrylics 7100 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Paint → Golden conversion chart

RLM 23 equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Antares Red Scale Color Range ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Health Red Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.8 · very close

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RLM 23 equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Scarlet Acrylics - Matt 60 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays S220 ΔE 2.3 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Humbrol conversion chart

RLM 23 equivalent in Revell

  1. A Luminous Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. C Italian Red Email Color - Gloss ΔE 4.0 · close

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RLM 23 equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Scarlet Blood Game Color 72.106 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. A Magenta Mecha Color 69.010 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect

Full Mr. Paint → Vallejo conversion chart

RLM 23 equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Pure Red Warpaints Primer CP3006 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Glistening Blood D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments Wash ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → The Army Painter conversion chart

RLM 23 equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. A Vampire Red Fantasy Range 129 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. D Russet Red Military Range 237 ΔE 7.9 · similar

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RLM 23 equivalent in Foundry

  1. A Madder Red Light Paint System 60C ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. C British Redcoat Shade Paint System 68A ΔE 3.8 · close

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RLM 23 equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Evil Sunz Scarlet Air ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Astorath Red Dry ΔE 3.6 · close

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RLM 23 equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Red Acrylic Paint 4605AP ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Guards Red Acrylic Paint 4632AP ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → Italeri conversion chart

RLM 23 equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Clear Red Standard (3rd Gen) AK11213 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Blood Red Standard (3rd Gen) AK11089 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Mr. Paint → AK Interactive conversion chart

RLM 23 in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Tamiya #C8171D Mica red Lacquer Paint ΔE 2.5
Arteza #C31723 Carmine Red Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 2.5
Mr. Hobby #C8161E Character Red Mr Color ΔE 2.5
Mig #BD2615 Red Acrylics ΔE 2.6
Liquitex #C42C21 Naphthol Red Light Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 2.6
Warcolours #C01F27 Red 2 Layer paints ΔE 2.6
Tom Color #C70D22 Vermelho Gorro de Saci ΔE 3.0
P3 #B12024 Skorne Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.1
Duncan #BE392E Hellspawn Red Wave 2 ΔE 3.5
Reaper #BD0004 Rach Red Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 3.8
FolkArt #AC2F2E Lipstick Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.4
Apple Barrel #A42A18 Sweet Potato Colors ΔE 4.5
Monument #A90F0F Bold Pyrrole Red Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 4.7
Creature #BC1700 Orange Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 4.7
Kimera Kolors #D02C2A Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 5.0
Mission Models #AE0001 Transparent Red ΔE 5.3
Acrilex #C24137 Telha Paints ΔE 5.6
Turbo Dork #9E4C3F Life On Mars ΔE 8.8

Nearest colours inside Mr. Paint

  1. B A Ii Kr Red Mr Paint ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. B Traffic Red RAL 3020 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 3.3 · very close
  3. B Porsche Lava Orange Mr Paint - Car ΔE 3.4 · very close
  4. C RLM 23 Rot Mr Paint ΔE 3.8 · close
  5. C Marking Red - Czech & Slovak Insignia Mr Paint ΔE 4.3 · close
  6. C Red Engine Covers For Aircraft Mr Paint ΔE 4.3 · close

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