Signal Red
Mr. Paint · Mr Paint · MRP-184
#BC0000 · L*39.1 a*63.7 b*53.4
The closest match to Mr. Paint Signal Red in every other range, nearest first.
Mr. Paint Signal Red is a dark, vivid red. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Reaper Fresh Blood at ΔE 0.4. 7 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 Signal Red?
Reaper Fresh Blood is the closest equivalent to Mr. Paint Signal Red in any other range, at ΔE 0.4 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Golden Pyrrole Red (ΔE 0.7) and Foundry Scarlet Shade (ΔE 1.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Mr. Paint Signal Red?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Naphthol Red, ΔE 4.1 — a close substitute. The full Mr. Paint to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Mr. Paint Signal Red Shop Reaper Fresh Blood Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Core Colors set
Signal Red equivalent in Reaper
- A Fresh Blood Master Series Paints Core Colors 9279 ΔE 0.4 · indistinguishable
- A Rach Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9295 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
Signal Red equivalent in Golden
- A Pyrrole Red OPEN Acrylics 7277 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Pyrrole Red Heavy Body 1277 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Signal Red equivalent in Foundry
- A Scarlet Shade Paint System 38A ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- C Madder Red Light Paint System 60C ΔE 3.5 · close
Signal Red equivalent in Creature
- A Orange Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-050 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl MPA-003 ΔE 4.3 · close
Signal Red equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Clear Red Real Colors - Clear RC503 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Signal Red, RAL 3020 Real Colors - Standard RC005 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Signal Red equivalent in Citadel
- B Evil Sunz Scarlet Air ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Mechrite Red Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.2 · close
Signal Red equivalent in Scale75
- B Health Red Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Aldebaran Red Scale Color Range ΔE 4.9 · close
Signal Red equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Red (IJNircraftmarking) Mr Color 385 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Character Red Mr Color 108 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Signal Red equivalent in Mission Models
- B Transparent Red MMP-167 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Iridescent Cherry MMP-155 ΔE 7.6 · similar
Signal Red equivalent in Humbrol
- B Scarlet Acrylics - Matt 60 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays S220 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Signal Red equivalent in Mig
- B Red Acrylics AMIG0049 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Blood Red Acrylics AMIG0121 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Signal Red equivalent in Arteza
- B Cochineal Red Acrylic Premium Paints A203 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Carmine Red Acrylic Premium Paints A205 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Signal Red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Color | #CC0809 | Vermelho Puro | ΔE 3.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #CB160F | Hellfire Red Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.9 |
| The Army Painter | #CA1913 | Pure Red Warpaints | ΔE 4.0 |
| Vallejo | #C61819 | Naphthol Red Arte Deco | ΔE 4.1 |
| Liquitex | #CE0A0E | Transparent Orange Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.1 |
| Warcolours | #A70003 | Vermilion Inks for Shading and Glazing | ΔE 4.3 |
| Monument | #A90F0F | Bold Pyrrole Red Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.3 |
| Revell | #BF111B | Luminous Red Email Color - Silk | ΔE 4.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B32E1F | Vampire Red Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #A42A18 | Sweet Potato Colors | ΔE 5.0 |
| Tamiya | #C8171D | Mica red Lacquer Paint | ΔE 5.0 |
| Duncan | #D21116 | Demon Red Wave 1 | ΔE 5.4 |
| Italeri | #C13027 | Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.0 |
| P3 | #B12024 | Skorne Red Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.4 |
| FolkArt | #AC421B | Pure Orange Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #D02C2A | Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 7.9 |
| Acrilex | #D52A2B | Vermelho Paints | ΔE 8.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 11.9 |
Nearest colours inside Mr. Paint
- A Red Engine Covers For Aircraft Mr Paint ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Marking Red - Czech & Slovak Insignia Mr Paint ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Race Red - Ford Mustang Mr Paint - Car ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Red Engine Covers For Aircraft Mr Paint - Aqua Colors ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C RLM 23 Rot Mr Paint ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Porsche Lava Orange Mr Paint - Car ΔE 4.3 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot