Sul Red
P3 · Privateer Press Formula P3
#4A2518 · L*19.4 a*16.1 b*16.3
The closest match to P3 Sul Red in every other range, nearest first.
P3 Sul Red is a very dark, moderately saturated red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Liquitex Transparent Burnt Sienna, ΔE 1.1. 13 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 P3 Sul Red?
Liquitex Transparent Burnt Sienna is the closest equivalent to P3 Sul Red in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Burnt Sienna Umber (ΔE 2.2) and Mig One Shot Primer - Brown Oxide (ΔE 2.7).
What is the Vallejo alternative to P3 Sul Red?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Copper Brown, ΔE 3.3 — a very close substitute. The full P3 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop P3 Sul Red Shop Liquitex Transparent Burnt Sienna Shop Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylix set
Sul Red equivalent in Liquitex
- A Transparent Burnt Sienna Heavy Body Acrylix 129 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- D Muted Pink Heavy Body Acrylix 504 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Sul Red equivalent in Scale75
- B Burnt Sienna Umber Artist Range ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Brown Leather Scale Color Range ΔE 2.6 · very close
Sul Red equivalent in Mig
- B One Shot Primer - Brown Oxide Primers AMIG2026 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Red Brown Shadow Acrylics AMIG0912 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Sul Red equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Soft Tone Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Red Tone Warpaints Tone WP1138 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Sul Red equivalent in FolkArt
- B Copper Metallics 664 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Cinnamon Acrylic Colors 2558 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Sul Red equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Wwi French Brown AFV (3rd Gen) AK11304 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- B Nº8 Earth Red AFV AK4223 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Sul Red equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Red Brown RAL 8017 Mr Paint MRP-036 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Chocolate Čsn 2430 Mr Paint MRP-159 ΔE 3.7 · close
Sul Red equivalent in Vallejo
- B Copper Brown Xpress Color 72.421 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Dark Chocolate Arte Deco 85.118 ΔE 4.1 · close
Sul Red equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Real Brown Gloss™ 20354 ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Milk Chocolate Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 44848E ΔE 5.4 · similar
Sul Red equivalent in Golden
- C Burnt Sienna Heavy Body 1020 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Burnt Sienna OPEN Acrylics 7020 ΔE 4.2 · close
Sul Red equivalent in Warcolours
- C Metallic Black Copper Metallic paints ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Red 5 Layer paints ΔE 8.6 · similar
Sul Red equivalent in Reaper
- C Nut Brown Master Series Paints Bones 9427 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Dark Skin Master Series Paints Core Colors 9041 ΔE 4.3 · close
Sul Red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #501D11 | Red Brown Ii Mr Color | ΔE 4.1 |
| Tom Color | #512B14 | FS 30051 | ΔE 4.5 |
| Citadel | #432822 | Wyldwood Contrast | ΔE 4.8 |
| Tamiya | #4D2207 | Brown Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mission Models | #543425 | NATO Brown | ΔE 4.9 |
| Duncan | #4D1A15 | Berserker Red Wave 1 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Monument | #3B2313 | Ben Komets Petroleum Brown Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.7 |
| Kimera Kolors | #4B3229 | Oxide Brown Dark Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 5.8 |
| Foundry | #5D2822 | Teracotta Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #3F2001 | Choco Brown Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.7 |
| Humbrol | #623319 | German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.2 |
| Italeri | #3D2624 | Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.4 |
| Creature | #663820 | Light Umber Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #59371C | Wood Brown Military Range | ΔE 8.0 |
| Arteza | #663D34 | Burnt Umber Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 8.4 |
| Revell | #6C312B | Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.8 |
| Acrilex | #47321B | Rústico Paints | ΔE 9.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #805D49 | Death By | ΔE 18.6 |
Nearest colours inside P3
- B Hoksune Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Sinari Skin Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Sanguine Shadow Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Amethyst Rose Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Deathless Metal Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Rhok Hide Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.6 · similar
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