Mica red (Lacquer Paint)
Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-42
#C8171D · L*42.7 a*64.4 b*45.3
The closest match to Tamiya Mica red (Lacquer Paint) in every other range, nearest first.
Tamiya Mica red is a dark, vivid red. 11 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby Character Red at ΔE 0.3. 5 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 Mica red (Lacquer Paint)?
Mr. Hobby Character Red is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Mica red (Lacquer Paint) in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Naphthol Red (ΔE 0.9) and The Army Painter Pure Red (ΔE 1.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Mica red (Lacquer Paint)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Naphthol Red, ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Tamiya Mica red Shop Mr. Hobby Character Red Shop Mr. Hobby Mr Color set
Mica red (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Character Red Mr Color 108 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- A Wine Red Aqueous Hobby Color H43 ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
Mica red (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Naphthol Red Arte Deco 85.032 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- A Scarlet Blood Game Color 72.106 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Mica red (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Pure Red Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- A Pure Red Warpaints Primer CP3006 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Mica red (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Scale75
- A Antares Red Scale Color Range ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Health Red Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.6 · very close
Mica red (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Golden
- A Cadmium Red Medium Heavy Body 1100 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Quinacridone Red OPEN Acrylics 7310 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Mica red (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A A Ii Kr Red Mr Paint MRP-025 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B RLM 23 Rot Mr Paint MRP-052 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Mica red (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Clear Red Standard (3rd Gen) AK11213 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Blood Red Standard (3rd Gen) AK11089 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Mica red (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Green Stuff World
- A Carnage Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Red Opulence Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 2.3 · very close
Mica red (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Humbrol
- A Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays S220 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Scarlet Acrylics - Matt 60 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Mica red (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Tom Color
- A Vermelho Gorro de Saci TCUP-09 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Vermelho Puro TC-0005 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Mica red (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Arteza
- A Carmine Red Acrylic Premium Paints A205 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- D Crimson Red Acrylic Premium Paints A206 ΔE 5.3 · similar
Mica red (Lacquer Paint) equivalent in Liquitex
- B Naphthol Red Light Heavy Body Acrylix 294 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Transparent Orange Heavy Body Acrylix 035 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Mica red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #C42127 | Guards Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 2.1 |
| Revell | #BF111B | Luminous Red Email Color - Silk | ΔE 2.1 |
| Duncan | #D21116 | Demon Red Wave 1 | ΔE 2.4 |
| Citadel | #C01411 | Evil Sunz Scarlet Air | ΔE 2.7 |
| Warcolours | #C01F27 | Red 2 Layer paints | ΔE 2.7 |
| Mig | #BD2615 | Red Acrylics | ΔE 3.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #D02C2A | Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 3.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B32E1F | Vampire Red Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.0 |
| Foundry | #B31E18 | Madder Red Light Paint System | ΔE 4.0 |
| Acrilex | #D52A2B | Vermelho Paints | ΔE 4.1 |
| Creature | #D00903 | Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.2 |
| Reaper | #BD0004 | Rach Red Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.4 |
| P3 | #B12024 | Skorne Red Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.8 |
| Mission Models | #C3122F | Red | ΔE 5.4 |
| FolkArt | #AC2F2E | Lipstick Red Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.1 |
| Monument | #A90F0F | Bold Pyrrole Red Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #A42A18 | Sweet Potato Colors | ΔE 6.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 10.4 |
Nearest colours inside Tamiya
- C Italian red Lacquer Paint ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Pure metallic red Lacquer Paint ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Metallic red Spray ΔE 5.3 · similar
- D Flat red Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Bright red Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Bright mica red Spray ΔE 6.0 · similar
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