Dragon Blood
Scale75 · Instant Colors Range
#810622 · L*26.5 a*48.1 b*20.8
The closest match to Scale75 Dragon Blood in every other range, nearest first.
Scale75 Dragon Blood is a dark, saturated pink-red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Apple Barrel Bright Red, ΔE 0.8. 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 Scale75 Dragon Blood?
Apple Barrel Bright Red is the closest equivalent to Scale75 Dragon Blood in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Engine Red (ΔE 2.2) and Golden Quinacridone Violet (ΔE 2.3).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Scale75 Dragon Blood?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Velvet Red, ΔE 4.6 — a close substitute. The full Scale75 to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Scale75 Dragon Blood Shop Apple Barrel Bright Red Shop Apple Barrel Colors set
Dragon Blood equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Bright Red Colors 20501 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- B Hot Rod Red Gloss™ 20637 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Dragon Blood equivalent in FolkArt
- B Engine Red Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2948 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Engine Red Shiny™ 2702 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Dragon Blood equivalent in Golden
- B Quinacridone Violet Fluid 2330 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Cadmium Red Dark Heavy Body 1080 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Dragon Blood equivalent in The Army Painter
- B True Blood Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Gemstone Red Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.3 · very close
Dragon Blood equivalent in Liquitex
- B Quinacridone Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix 110 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Cadmium-free Red Deep Heavy Body Acrylix 895 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Dragon Blood equivalent in Reaper
- B Succubus Kiss Master Series Paints Bones 9462 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Crimson Red Master Series Paints Bones 9467 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Dragon Blood equivalent in Warcolours
- C Red 4 Layer paints ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Pink 4 Layer paints ΔE 8.5 · similar
Dragon Blood equivalent in Vallejo
- C Velvet Red Xpress Color 72.407 ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Gory Red Game Color 72.011 ΔE 4.6 · close
Dragon Blood equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Russet Acrysion N33 ΔE 4.6 · close
- C Russet Aqueous Hobby Color H33 ΔE 4.6 · close
Dragon Blood equivalent in Monument
- D Transparent Red Pro Acrylic Paints 047 ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D AdeptiCon Spray-Team Red Oxide Pro Acrylic Primer S37 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Dragon Blood equivalent in Mr. Paint
- D Cherry Red Čsn 8850 Mr Paint MRP-088 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Rosso Corsa Ferrari No.300 Mr Paint - Car MRP-C026 ΔE 7.9 · similar
Dragon Blood equivalent in Mission Models
- D Red Oxide German WWII RAL 3009 MMP-013 ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Red Oxide Primer Primer MMS-004 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Dragon Blood in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revell | #6B1A29 | Purple Red Email Color - Silk | ΔE 5.7 |
| Arteza | #7B2D33 | Bordeaux Red Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.8 |
| Humbrol | #93161E | Crimson Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 6.1 |
| Tom Color | #971A22 | Vermelho Beterraba | ΔE 6.4 |
| Citadel | #863231 | Tuskgor Fur Air | ΔE 6.8 |
| Foundry | #763032 | Wine Stain Red Shade Paint System | ΔE 6.8 |
| Green Stuff World | #8E1316 | Cutthroat Red Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.0 |
| Creature | #801C15 | Burnt Red Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.2 |
| Italeri | #823430 | Rust Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.5 |
| Tamiya | #672622 | Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 7.5 |
| P3 | #6B160F | Sanguine Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.9 |
| AK Interactive | #852F25 | Rust Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) | ΔE 8.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A82135 | The Red Pure Pigments | ΔE 8.7 |
| Acrilex | #99373C | Cereja Paints | ΔE 9.1 |
| Duncan | #961714 | Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 | ΔE 9.1 |
| Mig | #591610 | Crystal Red Acrylics | ΔE 9.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #7E4941 | Rat Brown Fantasy Range | ΔE 13.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 15.0 |
Nearest colours inside Scale75
- C Deep Red Scale Color Range ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Blood Red Scale Color Range ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Crimson Ink Artist Range ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Mayhem Red Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D Hastur Purple Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Red Ochre Artist Range ΔE 8.7 · similar
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