Dark Red (Model Color)
Vallejo · Model Color · 70.946
#692E24 · L*27.0 a*25.5 b*19.0
The closest match to Vallejo Dark Red (Model Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Dark Red is a dark, moderately saturated red. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Red Oxide at ΔE 1.1. 11 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 Dark Red (Model Color)?
Golden Red Oxide is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Dark Red (Model Color) in any other range, at ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Red Rage (ΔE 1.8) and Reaper Ruddy Leather (ΔE 1.8).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Dark Red (Model Color)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Shadow Flesh -29-, ΔE 3.4 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo Dark Red Shop Golden Red Oxide (OPEN Acrylics) Shop Golden OPEN Acrylics set
Dark Red (Model Color) equivalent in Golden
- A Red Oxide OPEN Acrylics 7360 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Red Oxide Heavy Body 1360 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
Dark Red (Model Color) equivalent in Duncan
- A Red Rage Wave 3 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D Boar Hide Wave 1 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Dark Red (Model Color) equivalent in Reaper
- A Ruddy Leather Master Series Paints Core Colors 9109 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Wyvern Leather Master Series Paints Bones 9492 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Dark Red (Model Color) equivalent in Scale75
- A Demon Brown Instant Colors Range ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Dark Rust Soil Works ΔE 3.0 · very close
Dark Red (Model Color) equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- A Royal Brown Expansion Set 1 PBR 25 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Oxide Brown Medium Expansion Set 1 PBR 11 Medium ΔE 9.3 · similar
Dark Red (Model Color) equivalent in Revell
- B Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Purple Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 8.7 · similar
Dark Red (Model Color) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Primer Red RAL 8012 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A028 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Fine Surface Primer-oxide Red Mr Paint MRP-LPR ΔE 3.1 · very close
Dark Red (Model Color) equivalent in Foundry
- B Bay Brown Paint System 42B ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Teracotta Shade Paint System 37A ΔE 3.2 · very close
Dark Red (Model Color) equivalent in Tom Color
- B Oxide Brown TC-0225 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Marrone Mimetico 1 TC-0185 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Dark Red (Model Color) equivalent in Tamiya
- B Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss X-33 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint LP-18 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Dark Red (Model Color) equivalent in FolkArt
- B Pueblo Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2902E ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Fiery Red Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylics 2961 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Dark Red (Model Color) equivalent in Citadel
- B Beaten Copper Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Dark Flesh Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.5 · close
Dark Red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK Interactive | #78342B | Shadow Flesh -29- Figures | ΔE 3.4 |
| Warcolours | #702619 | Brown 3 Layer paints | ΔE 3.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #632D2B | Goth Skin Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 3.9 |
| Mig | #6B321E | Red Brown Base Acrylics | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mission Models | #772420 | Red Oxide German WWII RAL 3009 | ΔE 4.5 |
| The Army Painter | #613630 | Dryad Brown Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 4.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #5C1B15 | Barn Red Colors | ΔE 5.0 |
| Mr. Hobby | #6C2C2F | Red Brown Acrysion | ΔE 5.4 |
| Arteza | #663D34 | Burnt Umber Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.6 |
| Italeri | #823430 | Rust Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.9 |
| P3 | #6B160F | Sanguine Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.9 |
| Monument | #734238 | Flesh Wash Pro Acrylic Wash | ΔE 6.0 |
| Creature | #663820 | Light Umber Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.8 |
| Liquitex | #702029 | Pyrrole Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.9 |
| Humbrol | #623319 | German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 7.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #79493D | Red Brown World War II Range | ΔE 8.1 |
| Acrilex | #99373C | Cereja Paints | ΔE 11.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 13.1 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- A Rust Texture (Matt) Mecha Color ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Dried Blood Game Color ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Burnt Sienna Arte Deco ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Dark Fleshtone Game Color ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Skin Game Color ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Gorgon Brown Game Color ΔE 4.0 · close
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