Paint Equivalents

Gemstone Red

The Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic

#821D23 · L*28.8 a*42.7 b*22.9

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

The Army Painter Gemstone Red is a dark, saturated red. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being FolkArt Engine Red at ΔE 1.4. 10 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 Gemstone Red?

FolkArt Engine Red is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Gemstone Red in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Liquitex Cadmium-free Red Deep (ΔE 1.7) and Vallejo Gory Red (ΔE 1.7).

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

The nearest Vallejo paint is Gory Red, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Gemstone Red equivalent in FolkArt

  1. A Engine Red Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2948 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. C Lipstick Red Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7270 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Gemstone Red equivalent in Liquitex

  1. A Cadmium-free Red Deep Heavy Body Acrylix 895 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Quinacridone Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix 110 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Liquitex conversion chart

Gemstone Red equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Gory Red Game Color 72.011 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Velvet Red Xpress Color 72.407 ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Gemstone Red equivalent in Warcolours

  1. B Red 4 Layer paints ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. D Brown 3 Layer paints ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Warcolours conversion chart

Gemstone Red equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Russet Aqueous Hobby Color H33 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Russet Acrysion N33 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Gemstone Red equivalent in Golden

  1. B Cadmium Red Dark OPEN Acrylics 7080 ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Cadmium Red Dark Heavy Body 1080 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Gemstone Red equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Red Oxide German WWII RAL 3009 MMP-013 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B Red Oxide Primer Primer MMS-004 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mission Models conversion chart

Gemstone Red equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Dragon Blood Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Deep Red Scale Color Range ΔE 3.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Gemstone Red equivalent in Monument

  1. C Transparent Red Pro Acrylic Paints 047 ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. C AdeptiCon Spray-Team Red Oxide Pro Acrylic Primer S37 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full The Army Painter → Monument conversion chart

Gemstone Red equivalent in Humbrol

  1. C Crimson Acrylics - Gloss 20 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt 153 ΔE 10.0 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Humbrol conversion chart

Gemstone Red equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Hot Rod Red Gloss™ 20637 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. C Bright Red Colors 20501 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Gemstone Red equivalent in Citadel

  1. C Tuskgor Fur Air ΔE 4.2 · close
  2. C Verminlord Hide Dry ΔE 4.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Citadel conversion chart

Gemstone Red in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Tom Color #971A22 Vermelho Beterraba ΔE 4.4
Revell #991523 Carmine Red Email Color - Matt ΔE 4.5
Creature #801C15 Burnt Red Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 4.5
Green Stuff World #8E1316 Cutthroat Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.6
Italeri #823430 Rust Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.7
Reaper #711313 Crimson Red Master Series Paints Bones ΔE 4.7
AK Interactive #852F25 Rust Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) ΔE 4.8
Arteza #7B2D33 Bordeaux Red Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.9
Foundry #763032 Wine Stain Red Shade Paint System ΔE 5.4
Mr. Paint #6B0210 Cherry Red Čsn 8850 Mr Paint ΔE 5.9
Tamiya #672622 Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 6.1
P3 #6B160F Sanguine Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.4
Duncan #961714 Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 ΔE 6.6
Kimera Kolors #65271D Royal Brown Expansion Set 1 ΔE 7.2
Acrilex #99373C Cereja Paints ΔE 7.3
Mig #591610 Crystal Red Acrylics ΔE 8.8
Coat d'Arms #7E4941 Rat Brown Fantasy Range ΔE 11.0
Turbo Dork #9E4C3F Life On Mars ΔE 12.3

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. B Dragon Red Warpaints Air ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. B Slaughter Red Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.3 · very close
  3. B True Blood Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 3.0 · very close
  4. C Encarmine Red Warpaints Air ΔE 4.4 · close
  5. C Vampire Red Warpaints ΔE 4.4 · close
  6. C Slaughter Red Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.4 · close

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