Paint Equivalents

Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer)

The Army Painter · Warpaints Primer · CP3026

#6C2A31 · L*26.9 a*30.1 b*10.5

The closest match to The Army Painter Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer) in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Chaotic Red is a dark, moderately saturated pink-red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mr. Hobby Red Brown, ΔE 1.5. 19 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 The Army Painter Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer)?

Mr. Hobby Red Brown is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer) in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Golden Alizarin Crimson Hue (ΔE 2.2) and FolkArt Engine Red (ΔE 2.3).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Burnt Sienna, ΔE 4.4 — a close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop The Army Painter Chaotic Red Shop Mr. Hobby Red Brown (Acrysion) Shop Mr. Hobby Acrysion set

Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Red Brown Acrysion H47 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. B Metal Bloody Red Mr Metallic Color GX GX215 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Golden

  1. B Alizarin Crimson Hue Fluid 2435 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Permanent Maroon Heavy Body 1252 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Engine Red Shiny™ 2702 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Madeira Acrylic Colors 2425 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Pyrrole Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix 326 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Quinacridone Red-orange Heavy Body Acrylix 109 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full The Army Painter → Liquitex conversion chart

Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Foundry

  1. B Wine Stain Red Shade Paint System 17A ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Teracotta Shade Paint System 37A ΔE 6.0 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Foundry conversion chart

Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Bordeaux Red Acrylic Premium Paints A403 ΔE 3.5 · very close
  2. D Burnt Umber Acrylic Premium Paints A305 ΔE 8.6 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Arteza conversion chart

Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Revell

  1. C Purple Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. D Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Revell conversion chart

Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Monument

  1. C Burgundy Pro Acrylic Paints 069 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Ninjon Dark Magenta Pro Signature Series S10 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full The Army Painter → Monument conversion chart

Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. C Goth Skin Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Evil Forest Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 7.6 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Burnt Sienna Arte Deco 85.116 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. C Rookwood Red Arte Deco 85.044 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Urgathoa Red Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89508 ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. D Wyvern Leather Master Series Paints Bones 9492 ΔE 5.8 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Chaotic Red (Warpaints Primer) equivalent in Tamiya

  1. D Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss X-33 ΔE 5.1 · similar
  2. E Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint LP-18 ΔE 10.4 · far

Full The Army Painter → Tamiya conversion chart

Chaotic Red in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Scale75 #701B20 Deep Red Scale Color Range ΔE 5.3
Mission Models #592321 Rotbraun RAL 8012 ΔE 5.5
AK Interactive #5D2C27 Dark Shadow Flesh Figures (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.7
Citadel #7E3331 Verminlord Hide Dry ΔE 5.7
Kimera Kolors #62192F Alizarin Crimson Expansion Set 1 ΔE 5.8
Duncan #6E3E3E Dread Red Wave 2 ΔE 6.0
Apple Barrel #730123 Cranberry Colors ΔE 6.4
Italeri #823430 Rust Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.9
Mr. Paint #6F3E37 Signal Brown RAL 8002 Mr Paint ΔE 7.3
Tom Color #843731 Marrone Mimetico 1 ΔE 7.8
Acrilex #683348 Vinho Paints ΔE 8.2
Warcolours #911D42 Pink 4 Layer paints ΔE 8.8
Mig #591610 Crystal Red Acrylics ΔE 9.0
Coat d'Arms #6C4645 Super Wash Light Brown Fantasy Range - Ink Wash ΔE 9.1
P3 #744439 Brown Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 9.7
Creature #801C15 Burnt Red Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 10.5
Humbrol #93161E Crimson Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 10.9
Turbo Dork #9E4C3F Life On Mars ΔE 14.9

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. B Garment Pigment Toner Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Murder Scene Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  3. C Chimera Red Warpaints Air ΔE 4.4 · close
  4. C Encarmine Red Warpaints Air ΔE 4.6 · close
  5. C Basilisk Red Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.6 · close
  6. C Gemstone Warpaints Air ΔE 5.0 · close

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