Paint Equivalents

Chimera Red

The Army Painter · Warpaints Air

#621723 · L*21.3 a*34.2 b*12.2

The closest match to The Army Painter Chimera Red in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Chimera Red is a very dark, moderately saturated pink-red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Golden Quinacridone Magenta, ΔE 0.7. 17 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

This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.

What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Chimera Red?

Golden Quinacridone Magenta is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Chimera Red in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Revell Purple Red (ΔE 2.1) and Apple Barrel Flamenco Red (ΔE 2.6).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Chimera Red?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Nocturnal Red, ΔE 3.3 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Chimera Red equivalent in Golden

  1. A Quinacridone Magenta OPEN Acrylics 7305 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. A Quinacridone Violet Heavy Body 1330 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Chimera Red equivalent in Revell

  1. B Purple Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. D Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 7.6 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Revell conversion chart

Chimera Red equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Flamenco Red Colors 21468 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Real Red Gloss™ 20636 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Chimera Red equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Volupus Pink Contrast ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. D Doombull Brown Layer ΔE 7.4 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Chimera Red equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Quinacridone Red-orange Heavy Body Acrylix 109 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. B Pyrrole Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix 326 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Liquitex conversion chart

Chimera Red equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Nocturnal Red Game Color 72.111 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. D Burnt Sienna Arte Deco 85.116 ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Chimera Red equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Engine Red Shiny™ 2702 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. C Fiery Red Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics 2961 ΔE 5.0 · close

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Chimera Red equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Dragon Red Master Series Paints Bones 9401 ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. C Red Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9235 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Chimera Red equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Grizzly Brown Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. C Deep Red Scale Color Range ΔE 4.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Chimera Red equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. C Alizarin Crimson Expansion Set 1 PR 179 ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. D Royal Brown Expansion Set 1 PBR 25 ΔE 7.8 · similar

Chimera Red equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. C Evil Forest Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 4.8 · close
  2. D Goth Skin Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.9 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Chimera Red equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Red Brown Acrysion H47 ΔE 5.0 · close
  2. D Metal Bloody Red Mr Metallic Color GX GX215 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Chimera Red in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mission Models #592321 Rotbraun RAL 8012 ΔE 5.0
AK Interactive #6B102F Laser Magenta Standard (3rd Gen) ΔE 5.0
Tamiya #672622 Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 5.7
Mr. Paint #4C1A19 Bsc No.49 Mr Paint ΔE 6.0
Foundry #5D2822 Teracotta Shade Paint System ΔE 6.5
Arteza #7B2D33 Bordeaux Red Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 6.7
Duncan #4D1A15 Berserker Red Wave 1 ΔE 7.0
Mig #591610 Crystal Red Acrylics ΔE 7.1
Monument #631410 Burnt Red Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 7.3
Warcolours #430B0C Red 5 Layer paints ΔE 7.4
P3 #6B160F Sanguine Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 8.7
Italeri #823430 Rust Acrylic Paint ΔE 9.8
Acrilex #683348 Vinho Paints ΔE 10.7
Tom Color #843731 Marrone Mimetico 1 ΔE 10.7
Creature #801C15 Burnt Red Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 10.8
Humbrol #93161E Crimson Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 11.8
Coat d'Arms #6C4645 Super Wash Light Brown Fantasy Range - Ink Wash ΔE 13.0
Turbo Dork #9E4C3F Life On Mars ΔE 18.3

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. B Gemstone Warpaints Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Encarmine Red Warpaints Air ΔE 3.7 · close
  3. C Duergar Metal D&D Underdark Set ΔE 4.3 · close
  4. C Chaotic Red Warpaints Primer ΔE 4.4 · close
  5. C Garment Pigment Toner Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 4.5 · close
  6. C Red Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 4.9 · close

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