Poppy Red
The Army Painter · Speedpaint Set 2.0
#C8453B · L*48.1 a*51.4 b*34.4
The closest match to The Army Painter Poppy Red in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Poppy Red is a mid-toned, vivid red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Naphthol Red Light at ΔE 1.5. 12 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 Poppy Red?
Golden Naphthol Red Light is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Poppy Red in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Acrilex Telha (ΔE 1.7) and Reaper Phoenix Red (ΔE 2.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Poppy Red?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Bloody Red, ΔE 3.0 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Poppy Red equivalent in Golden
- A Naphthol Red Light Fluid 2210 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Pyrrole Red Light Fluid 2279 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Poppy Red equivalent in Acrilex
- A Telha Paints 932 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Vermelho Paints 555 ΔE 3.9 · close
Poppy Red equivalent in Reaper
- B Phoenix Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9005 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Rust Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9072 ΔE 4.5 · close
Poppy Red equivalent in Tamiya
- B Italian red Lacquer Paint LP-21 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Mica red Lacquer Paint LP-42 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Poppy Red equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Foundry Red Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11203 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Red Acrylic Color General AK740 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Poppy Red equivalent in Vallejo
- B Bloody Red Game Air 72.710 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- B Scarlet Model Color 70.817 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Poppy Red equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Blood Red Fantasy Range 104 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Russet Red Military Range 237 ΔE 5.1 · similar
Poppy Red equivalent in Scale75
- B Primary Red Artist Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Love Affair Instant Colors Range ΔE 5.8 · similar
Poppy Red equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Brown Acrysion N7 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Deep Clear Red Mr Clear Color GX GX102 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Poppy Red equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 3.8 · close
- D Toluidine Red Expansion Set 1 PR 3 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Poppy Red equivalent in Duncan
- C Hellspawn Red Wave 2 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Inferno Orange Wave 3 ΔE 4.1 · close
Poppy Red equivalent in Mr. Paint
- C Red Clear Mr Paint MRP-266 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D A Ii Kr Red Mr Paint MRP-025 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Poppy Red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #D52B27 | Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mig | #C13828 | Metallic Red Acrylics | ΔE 4.3 |
| Arteza | #CC3943 | Pearl Pink Tulip Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| Warcolours | #DA2127 | Red 1 Layer paints | ΔE 4.7 |
| FolkArt | #C43D44 | Calico Red Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.8 |
| Humbrol | #DE1D2E | Red Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 4.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #C22B24 | Carnage Red Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.3 |
| Liquitex | #C42C21 | Naphthol Red Light Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.4 |
| Foundry | #B95851 | Native American Flesh Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.5 |
| Citadel | #E21823 | Angron Red Clear Air | ΔE 5.7 |
| Monument | #E53941 | Rogue Hobbies Orange Red Pro Signature Series | ΔE 5.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #D94E50 | Redrum | ΔE 6.0 |
| Tom Color | #DD2F46 | Vermelho Melancia | ΔE 6.5 |
| Mission Models | #ED1B24 | Insignia Red FS 31136 | ΔE 6.9 |
| Revell | #C80225 | Italian Red Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.3 |
| P3 | #EE2C24 | Ember Orange Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.4 |
| Creature | #D00903 | Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.5 |
| Apple Barrel | #CB664A | Tropic Orange Colors | ΔE 8.9 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- B Mars Red Warpaints ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Angelic Red Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.4 · close
- C Dragonfire Red D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Archangel Red Warpaints Air ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Orange Magma Warpaints Air ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Lava Orange Warpaints Air ΔE 6.2 · similar
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