Paint Equivalents

Pure Red (Warpaints Air)

The Army Painter · Warpaints Air

#A8141F · L*35.8 a*56.3 b*35.4

The closest match to The Army Painter Pure Red (Warpaints Air) in every other range, nearest first.

The Army Painter Pure Red is a dark, vivid red. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Warcolours Red 3 at ΔE 0.6. 6 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 Pure Red (Warpaints Air)?

Warcolours Red 3 is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Pure Red (Warpaints Air) in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Inktense Red (ΔE 1.1) and Mission Models Iridescent Cherry (ΔE 1.2).

What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Pure Red (Warpaints Air)?

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

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Pure Red (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Warcolours

  1. A Red 3 Layer paints ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. D Red 2 Layer paints ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Warcolours conversion chart

Pure Red (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Inktense Red Inktensity Range ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. B Mayhem Red Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Scale75 conversion chart

Pure Red (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Mission Models

  1. A Iridescent Cherry MMP-155 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. B Pearl Red MMP-148 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mission Models conversion chart

Pure Red (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. A Candy Apple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21958E ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. C Cardinal Crimson Colors 20590 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full The Army Painter → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Pure Red (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Rosso Mr Paint MRP-311 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. A Richthofens Red Mr Paint MRP-250 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Pure Red (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Foundry

  1. A British Redcoat Shade Paint System 68A ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. C Bright Red Shade Paint System 15A ΔE 4.0 · close

Full The Army Painter → Foundry conversion chart

Pure Red (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Reaper

  1. A Carnage Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9135 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Heraldic Red Master Series Paints Bones 9402 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Reaper conversion chart

Pure Red (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Arteza

  1. A Crimson Red Acrylic Premium Paints A206 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. C Pearl Strawberry Red Acrylic Pearl Paints A222 ΔE 4.5 · close

Full The Army Painter → Arteza conversion chart

Pure Red (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B Red Fs11136 A Aqueous Hobby Color H327 ΔE 2.0 · very close
  2. B Metallic Red Acrysion 75 ΔE 2.2 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Pure Red (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Revell

  1. B Fiery Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Fiery Red Email Color - Gloss ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Revell conversion chart

Pure Red (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Insigna Red Acrylic Paint 4714AP ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. D Guards Red Acrylic Paint 4632AP ΔE 6.2 · similar

Full The Army Painter → Italeri conversion chart

Pure Red (Warpaints Air) equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Country Red Arte Deco 85.034 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Bright Red Premium Airbrush Color 62.005 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full The Army Painter → Vallejo conversion chart

Pure Red in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
P3 #B12024 Skorne Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 2.5
AK Interactive #A61B18 Red, RAL 3000 Real Colors - Standard ΔE 2.5
Golden #A10614 Naphthol Red Medium Heavy Body ΔE 2.5
Humbrol #B21F25 Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt ΔE 2.6
Liquitex #A61816 Pyrrole Red Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 2.7
Mig #AC2B25 Blood Red Acrylics ΔE 3.2
Tom Color #971A22 Vermelho Beterraba ΔE 3.5
Monument #A90F0F Bold Pyrrole Red Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 3.7
FolkArt #AC2F2E Lipstick Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.8
Duncan #961714 Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 ΔE 4.1
Citadel #A82014 Mechrite Red Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.2
Acrilex #AC2F33 Vermelho Escarlate Paints ΔE 4.5
Green Stuff World #BB2320 Red Opulence Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 5.1
Coat d'Arms #B32E1F Vampire Red Fantasy Range ΔE 5.6
Kimera Kolors #A82135 The Red Pure Pigments ΔE 5.7
Tamiya #C8171D Mica red Lacquer Paint ΔE 7.0
Creature #910200 Red Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 7.0
Turbo Dork #9E4C3F Life On Mars ΔE 9.7

Nearest colours inside The Army Painter

  1. A Blood Red Speedpaint Set ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. B Gemstone Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 2.2 · very close
  3. B Cambion Crimson D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 2.2 · very close
  4. B Abomination Gore Warpaints ΔE 3.4 · very close
  5. C Succubus Red D&D Underdark Set ΔE 3.5 · close
  6. C Vampire Garments D&D Undead Set ΔE 3.7 · close

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