Paint Equivalents

Legendary Red

The Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic

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

The Army Painter Legendary Red is a mid-toned, vivid red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mr. Hobby Salmon Pink, ΔE 1.8. 14 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 Legendary Red?

Mr. Hobby Salmon Pink is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Legendary Red in any other range, at ΔE 1.8 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Apocalypse Sky (ΔE 2.1) and Monument Fluorescent Red (ΔE 2.6).

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

The nearest Vallejo paint is Fluorescent Red, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Legendary Red equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Salmon Pink Aqueous Hobby Color H29 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. D RX-78 Blue Gundam Color for Builders UG20 ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Legendary Red equivalent in Duncan

  1. B Apocalypse Sky Wave 3 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Centurion Red Wave 3 ΔE 5.0 · close

Full The Army Painter → Duncan conversion chart

Legendary Red equivalent in Monument

  1. B Fluorescent Red Pro Signature Series F01 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Rogue Hobbies Orange Red Pro Signature Series S31 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Monument conversion chart

Legendary Red equivalent in P3

  1. B Red Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Ember Orange Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full The Army Painter → P3 conversion chart

Legendary Red equivalent in Acrilex

  1. B Vermelho Fogo Paints 507 ΔE 2.9 · very close
  2. C Laranja Paints 517 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Acrilex conversion chart

Legendary Red equivalent in Golden

  1. B Transparent Naphthol Red Light High Flow 8558 ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B Fluorescent Red Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors 4650 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Golden conversion chart

Legendary Red equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Dead Red Standard (3rd Gen) AK11083 ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. B Minium Red Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11247 ΔE 3.5 · very close

Full The Army Painter → AK Interactive conversion chart

Legendary Red equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Vermillion Red Acrylic Premium Paints A200 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Pearl Amaranth Red Acrylic Pearl Paints A215 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Arteza conversion chart

Legendary Red equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Salmon Fury Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. C Coral Red Artist Range ΔE 4.1 · close

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Legendary Red equivalent in Warcolours

  1. C Metallic Crimson Metallic paints ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Orange 5 Layer paints ΔE 4.3 · close

Full The Army Painter → Warcolours conversion chart

Legendary Red equivalent in Coat d'Arms

  1. C British Scarlet Military Range 238 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Angel Red Fantasy Range 149 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full The Army Painter → Coat d'Arms conversion chart

Legendary Red equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Fluorescent Red Model Air 71.082 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Pumpkin Arte Deco 85.027 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Legendary Red in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Liquitex #FF4C36 Fluorescent Red Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 3.8
Green Stuff World #DA523A Blushing Flesh Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.2
Foundry #D45947 Expert Flesh Deep Shade Paint System ΔE 4.8
Reaper #EF3743 Seoni Scarlet Master Series Paints Pathfinder ΔE 4.9
Tamiya #FA0026 Clear red Acrylics Mini Gloss ΔE 5.4
Italeri #E84925 Orange Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.5
Revell #FE6255 Clear Red Email Color - Gloss ΔE 5.8
Mission Models #ED1B24 Insignia Red FS 31136 ΔE 5.9
Citadel #E82E1B Wild Rider Red Layer ΔE 6.3
Turbo Dork #D94E50 Redrum ΔE 6.6
FolkArt #D94927 Autumn Leaves Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 6.6
Mr. Paint #DD3032 Red Clear Mr Paint ΔE 6.8
Kimera Kolors #D5502B Toluidine Red Expansion Set 1 ΔE 7.2
Tom Color #E42417 Vermelho Flame ΔE 7.5
Apple Barrel #CB664A Tropic Orange Colors ΔE 7.9
Humbrol #DE1D2E Red Aerosol Sprays ΔE 8.5
Mig #C13828 Metallic Red Acrylics ΔE 11.4
Creature #D00903 Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 13.0

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. B Dry Rust Warpaints ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Molten Lava Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.8 · close
  3. C Bright Red Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.2 · close
  4. C Sacred Scarlet Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.6 · close
  5. D Blood Chalice Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.9 · similar
  6. D Burning Ore Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 7.1 · similar

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