Bougainvillea
Vallejo · Arte Deco · 85.049
#AC2D84 · L*41.7 a*58.8 b*-19.7
The closest match to Vallejo Bougainvillea in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Bougainvillea is a dark, vivid magenta. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: FolkArt Podge Pink, ΔE 1.1. 23 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 Vallejo Bougainvillea?
FolkArt Podge Pink is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Bougainvillea in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Apple Barrel Pure Pink (ΔE 2.8) and Foundry Shadow Pink (ΔE 3.0).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Bougainvillea?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Magenta, ΔE 10.3 — far, close enough to stand in only where the colour is not the point. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
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Bougainvillea equivalent in FolkArt
- A Podge Pink Acrylic Colors 2390 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- D Sugar Plum Acrylic Colors 2226 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Bougainvillea equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Pure Pink Gloss™ 20346 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Fuchsia Colors 20216 ΔE 4.9 · close
Bougainvillea equivalent in Foundry
- B Shadow Pink Paint System 18B ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D Deep Mauve Light Paint System 58C ΔE 9.4 · similar
Bougainvillea equivalent in Citadel
- B Warlock Purple Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Emperor Children Layer ΔE 8.0 · similar
Bougainvillea equivalent in Monument
- B Fluorescent Purple Pro Signature Series F05 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Plum Pro Acrylic Paints 070 ΔE 9.0 · similar
Bougainvillea equivalent in Warcolours
- C One-coat Purple One-coat paints ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Purple 3 Layer paints ΔE 3.9 · close
Bougainvillea equivalent in Scale75
- C Magenta Artist Range ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Fuchsia Scale Color Range ΔE 6.3 · similar
Bougainvillea equivalent in Reaper
- D Arclord Purple Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89534 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Seugathi Purple Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89536 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Bougainvillea equivalent in Mission Models
- D Pearl Wild Berry MMP-152 ΔE 5.9 · similar
- E Light Sea Grey FS 36307 MMP-075 ΔE 18.5 · far
Bougainvillea equivalent in Arteza
- D Magenta Light Acrylic Premium Paints A401 ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Pearl Magenta Acrylic Pearl Paints A221 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Bougainvillea equivalent in The Army Painter
- D Moonlake Coral Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Wicked Pink Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.1 · similar
Bougainvillea equivalent in Humbrol
- D Magenta Acrylics - Matt 58 ΔE 7.1 · similar
- E Primer Acrylics - Matt 1 ΔE 19.6 · far
Bougainvillea in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #AB0061 | Lollipop Magenta Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.7 |
| Creature | #89338C | Purple Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 8.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #87217A | Purple Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.4 |
| P3 | #A91F5E | Murderous Magenta Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.5 |
| Acrilex | #C24882 | Magenta Paints | ΔE 9.0 |
| Liquitex | #B53A68 | Medium Magenta Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 9.4 |
| Duncan | #C64B8A | Cyber Pink Wave 3 | ΔE 9.5 |
| Golden | #CE3D7E | Medium Magenta Heavy Body | ΔE 10.1 |
| AK Interactive | #B1325F | Magenta Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 10.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #7E4E82 | Signal Viollet RAL 4008 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors | ΔE 10.9 |
| Mig | #9154A4 | Purple Acrylics | ΔE 11.3 |
| Mr. Hobby | #E4007F | Magenta Primary Color Pigments | ΔE 11.4 |
| Tamiya | #E5007F | Clear red Lacquer Paint | ΔE 11.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #935AAF | People Eater | ΔE 13.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #C74B6D | Purple Military Range | ΔE 14.3 |
| Tom Color | #697173 | A-14 Steel Grey (russian WW2 Cockpit) | ΔE 15.6 |
| Revell | #565E61 | Dark Grey Email Color - Silk | ΔE 16.8 |
| Italeri | #585B5B | Flat Rubber Acrylic Paint | ΔE 17.4 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- D Warlord Purple Game Air ΔE 7.0 · similar
- D Magenta Premium Airbrush Color ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Pink Model Color ΔE 8.6 · similar
- D Fluorescent Magenta Premium Airbrush Color ΔE 9.4 · similar
- D Dark Orchid Arte Deco ΔE 9.6 · similar
- D Witch Purple Nocturna Models ΔE 9.7 · similar
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