Paint Equivalents

Metallic red

Tamiya · Tamiya Spray · TS-18

#E30017 · L*47.5 a*73.6 b*54.2

The closest match to Tamiya Metallic red in every other range, nearest first.

Tamiya Metallic red is a mid-toned, vivid red. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Calico Red at ΔE 0.7. 8 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 Tamiya Metallic red?

Vallejo Calico Red is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Metallic red in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Red Label (ΔE 0.7) and Humbrol Fire Orange (ΔE 0.8).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Metallic red?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Calico Red, ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Metallic red equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Calico Red Arte Deco 85.033 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. A Fire Red Arte Deco 85.029 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable

Full Tamiya → Vallejo conversion chart

Metallic red equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Red Label Warfront Range ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. C Life Red Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Tamiya → Scale75 conversion chart

Metallic red equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss 209 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
  2. B Red Acrylics - Gloss 19 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Tamiya → Humbrol conversion chart

Metallic red equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Clear Red Acrysion N90 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. A Fluorescent Red Acrysion N101 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect

Full Tamiya → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Metallic red equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Deep Red Intense (3rd Gen) AK11088 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Red / Vermilion Cadmium Red. Figures AK3048 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Tamiya → AK Interactive conversion chart

Metallic red equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Angron Red Clear Air ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Wild Rider Red Layer ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Tamiya → Citadel conversion chart

Metallic red equivalent in Foundry

  1. A British Redcoat Paint System 68B ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B Bright Red Paint System 15B ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full Tamiya → Foundry conversion chart

Metallic red equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A One-coat Red One-coat paints ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Red Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full Tamiya → Warcolours conversion chart

Metallic red equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B Vermelho Flame TCUP-06 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Vermelho Puro TC-0005 ΔE 5.0 · close

Full Tamiya → Tom Color conversion chart

Metallic red equivalent in Golden

  1. B Naphthol Red Light Heavy Body 1210 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Naphthol Red Light OPEN Acrylics 7210 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Tamiya → Golden conversion chart

Metallic red equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Clear Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9094 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Magma Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9217 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Tamiya → Reaper conversion chart

Metallic red equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Red Acrylic Paint 4606AP ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. D Red Acrylic Paint 4605AP ΔE 6.0 · similar

Full Tamiya → Italeri conversion chart

Metallic red in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Duncan #D21116 Demon Red Wave 1 ΔE 3.2
Mission Models #ED1B24 Insignia Red FS 31136 ΔE 3.3
Acrilex #D52A2B Vermelho Paints ΔE 3.6
The Army Painter #DB3016 Blood Red Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.8
Kimera Kolors #D02C2A Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 4.0
Mr. Paint #DD3032 Red Clear Mr Paint ΔE 4.3
Liquitex #CE0A0E Transparent Orange Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 4.4
P3 #EE2C24 Ember Orange Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.5
Creature #D00903 Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 4.6
Green Stuff World #CB160F Hellfire Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.7
Coat d'Arms #D83F37 Blood Red Fantasy Range ΔE 5.4
Apple Barrel #DB2C00 Orange Colors ΔE 5.6
Mig #C13828 Metallic Red Acrylics ΔE 6.0
Revell #FA0200 Luminous Orange Email Color - Matt ΔE 6.0
Arteza #F2372B Vermillion Red Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 6.4
Monument #EF3A37 Fluorescent Red Pro Signature Series ΔE 6.8
FolkArt #D94927 Autumn Leaves Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 7.0
Turbo Dork #D94E50 Redrum ΔE 10.4

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. A Bright red Lacquer Paint ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. A Bright mica red Spray ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  3. A Pure red Spray ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
  4. A Flat red Lacquer Paint ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  5. A Pure metallic red Lacquer Paint ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  6. A Pure red Lacquer Paint ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect

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