Carmine Dragon
The Army Painter · Speedpaint Set 2.0
#DC3058 · L*49.5 a*66.5 b*19.8
The closest match to The Army Painter Carmine Dragon in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Carmine Dragon is a mid-toned, vivid pink-red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Magenta at ΔE 0.9. 23 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 The Army Painter Carmine Dragon?
FolkArt Magenta is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Carmine Dragon in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Fluorescent Red (ΔE 1.7) and Mig Copper (ΔE 4.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Carmine Dragon?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Fluorescent Red, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop The Army Painter Carmine Dragon Shop FolkArt Magenta (Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics) Shop FolkArt Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics set
Carmine Dragon equivalent in FolkArt
- A Magenta Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2898 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- C Burgundy Watercolor Acrylic Paint™ 18111 ΔE 4.1 · close
Carmine Dragon equivalent in Vallejo
- A Fluorescent Red Game Color 72.157 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Neon Pink Arte Deco Colores Fluoresecents 85.135 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Carmine Dragon equivalent in Mig
- C Copper Acrylics AMIG0199 ΔE 4.0 · close
- E Metallic Red Acrylics AMIG0188 ΔE 14.1 · far
Carmine Dragon equivalent in Arteza
- C Pearl Raspberry Red Acrylic Pearl Paints A220 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Rose Acrylic Premium Paints A402 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Carmine Dragon equivalent in Golden
- C Transparent Quinacridone Red High Flow 8561 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Naphthol Pink SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6570 ΔE 7.8 · similar
Carmine Dragon equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Paradise Pink Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21957E ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Neon Red Colors 20488 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Carmine Dragon equivalent in P3
- C Sanguine Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.5 · close
- E Troll Tongue Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 11.1 · far
Carmine Dragon equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- D Warlock Purple Fantasy Range 157 ΔE 5.0 · similar
- D Purple Military Range 210 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Carmine Dragon equivalent in Tom Color
- D Vermelho Melancia TCUP-07 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Rosa Nina TCUP-24 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Carmine Dragon equivalent in Acrilex
- D Goiaba Queimada Paints 805 ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Roma Paints 827 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Carmine Dragon equivalent in Turbo Dork
- D Spicy Meatball ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Redrum ΔE 7.6 · similar
Carmine Dragon equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- D Fluorescent Pink Acrysion N99 ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D RLM23 Red Aqueous Hobby Color H414 ΔE 7.3 · similar
Carmine Dragon in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | #D2223E | Blood Red Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 6.3 |
| Monument | #C32C5B | Rogue Hobbies Dark Hot Pink Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.6 |
| Foundry | #C2446A | Wine Stain Red Paint System | ΔE 7.1 |
| Reaper | #C3164E | Prom Night Pink Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 7.2 |
| Tamiya | #C8113D | Mixing red Lacquer Paint | ΔE 7.3 |
| Scale75 | #E11A39 | Baal Crimson Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 7.5 |
| AK Interactive | #CF4747 | Ruby Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 7.8 |
| Warcolours | #BF2559 | Pink 3 Layer paints | ΔE 8.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #C8606B | Caesar Red Metallic Colors | ΔE 8.1 |
| Liquitex | #BA5658 | Iridescent Rose Gold Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 8.2 |
| Mission Models | #C0273B | Iridescent Candy Red | ΔE 8.3 |
| Creature | #BF3C6C | Magenta Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.0 |
| Duncan | #B04045 | Scarab Red Wave 3 | ΔE 9.3 |
| Humbrol | #DE1D2E | Red Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 10.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #DD3032 | Red Clear Mr Paint | ΔE 10.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #D02C2A | Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 12.0 |
| Revell | #C80225 | Italian Red Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 12.0 |
| Italeri | #C42127 | Guards Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 12.3 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- D Blood Chalice Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Angelic Red Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 8.1 · similar
- D Wyrmling Red Warpaints Air ΔE 8.2 · similar
- D Dragon Red Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 8.4 · similar
- E Familiar Pink Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 10.8 · far
- E Poppy Red Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 10.8 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot