Paint Equivalents

Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set)

The Army Painter · Metallic Colours Paint Set

#AE1C28 · L*37.8 a*56.5 b*32.6

The closest match to The Army Painter Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set) in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Gemstone is a dark, vivid red. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Arteza Crimson Red at ΔE 1.4. 7 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 is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.

What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set)?

Arteza Crimson Red is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set) in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Italeri Insigna Red (ΔE 1.4) and Mr. Paint Rosso (ΔE 1.5).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set)?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Carmine, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Arteza

  1. A Crimson Red Acrylic Premium Paints A206 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. C Pearl Strawberry Red Acrylic Pearl Paints A222 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Arteza conversion chart

Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Insigna Red Acrylic Paint 4714AP ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. D Guards Red Acrylic Paint 4632AP ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Italeri conversion chart

Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Rosso Mr Paint MRP-311 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. C Richthofens Red Mr Paint MRP-250 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Metallic Red Acrysion 75 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Red Fs11136 A Aqueous Hobby Color H327 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt 153 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. D Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays S220 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Humbrol conversion chart

Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Red 3 Layer paints ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. C Red 2 Layer paints ΔE 4.1 · close

Full The Army Painter → Warcolours conversion chart

Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in P3

  1. A Skorne Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Broken Brick Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.2 · very close

Full The Army Painter → P3 conversion chart

Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Inktense Red Inktensity Range ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Mayhem Red Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 3.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Carnage Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9135 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Blood Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9003 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Cadmium-free Red Medium Heavy Body Acrylix 894 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Pyrrole Red Heavy Body Acrylix 321 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Liquitex conversion chart

Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Carmine Premium Airbrush Color 62.006 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Bloody Red Surface Primer 70.632 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Gemstone (Metallic Colours Paint Set) equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Lipstick Red Acrylic Colors 437 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Red Light Pure™ Artist Pigment 6390 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full The Army Painter → FolkArt conversion chart

Gemstone in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Foundry #AD181E British Redcoat Shade Paint System ΔE 2.5
Acrilex #AC2F33 Vermelho Escarlate Paints ΔE 2.6
Revell #A02625 Fiery Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 2.9
Mission Models #A6041B Iridescent Cherry ΔE 3.1
Mig #AC2B25 Blood Red Acrylics ΔE 3.2
Golden #BA1A22 Primary Magenta Fluid ΔE 3.3
Apple Barrel #A50819 Candy Apple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints ΔE 3.5
Kimera Kolors #A82135 The Red Pure Pigments ΔE 4.2
AK Interactive #A61B18 Red, RAL 3000 Real Colors - Standard ΔE 4.3
Tom Color #971A22 Vermelho Beterraba ΔE 4.6
Green Stuff World #BB2320 Red Opulence Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.8
Monument #A90F0F Bold Pyrrole Red Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.5
Citadel #A82014 Mechrite Red Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.6
Coat d'Arms #B32E1F Vampire Red Fantasy Range ΔE 5.8
Duncan #961714 Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 ΔE 6.2
Tamiya #C8171D Mica red Lacquer Paint ΔE 6.4
Creature #974634 Shadow Flesh Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 8.9
Turbo Dork #9E4C3F Life On Mars ΔE 9.0

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. A Succubus Red D&D Underdark Set ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Blood Red Speedpaint Set ΔE 2.2 · very close
  3. B Pure Red Warpaints Air ΔE 2.2 · very close
  4. B Glistening Blood Warpaints ΔE 2.7 · very close
  5. B Dragon Red Warpaints ΔE 3.0 · very close
  6. C Abomination Gore Warpaints ΔE 3.8 · close

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