Dark Red (Mecha Color)
Vallejo · Mecha Color · 69.011
#902827 · L*33.1 a*43.4 b*26.2
The closest match to Vallejo Dark Red (Mecha Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Dark Red is a dark, saturated red. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Scale75 Blood Red at ΔE 0.3. 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
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Dark Red (Mecha Color)?
Scale75 Blood Red is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Dark Red (Mecha Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.3 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Dragon Red (ΔE 1.0) and FolkArt Christmas Red (ΔE 1.8).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Dark Red (Mecha Color)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Rust Surface Primer, ΔE 3.1 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo Dark Red Shop Scale75 Blood Red Shop Scale75 Scale Color Range set
Dark Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Scale75
- A Blood Red Scale Color Range ΔE 0.3 · indistinguishable
- C Crimson Ink Artist Range ΔE 3.6 · close
Dark Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Dragon Red Warpaints Primer CP3018 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Slaughter Red Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Dark Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Christmas Red Acrylic Colors 958 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Lipstick Red Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7270 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Dark Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Hot Ember Gloss™ 20264E ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Candy Apple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21958E ΔE 5.0 · similar
Dark Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Tom Color
- B Vermelho Beterraba TCUP-08 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Marrone Mimetico 1 TC-0185 ΔE 4.1 · close
Dark Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Humbrol
- B Crimson Acrylics - Gloss 20 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt 153 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Dark Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Foundry
- B Bright Red Shade Paint System 15A ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Madder Red Paint System 60B ΔE 5.3 · similar
Dark Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Red Fs11136 Mr Color 327 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Red Fs11136 A Aqueous Hobby Color H327 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Dark Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Golden
- B Cadmium Red Dark OPEN Acrylics 7080 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Cadmium Red Dark Heavy Body 1080 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Dark Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Arteza
- B Pearl Strawberry Red Acrylic Pearl Paints A222 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Burnt Sienna Acrylic Premium Paints A303 ΔE 5.2 · similar
Dark Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Revell
- B Carmine Red Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Fiery Red Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.2 · very close
Dark Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Monument
- B Transparent Red Pro Acrylic Paints 047 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C AdeptiCon Spray-Team Red Oxide Pro Acrylic Primer S37 ΔE 3.6 · 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 | #852F25 | Rust Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) | ΔE 3.1 |
| Mission Models | #993128 | Standard Rust | ΔE 3.3 |
| Reaper | #97161A | Heraldic Red Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 3.3 |
| Citadel | #8A2A1E | Spiritstone Red Technical | ΔE 3.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #882A1E | Primer Red Matt Surface | ΔE 3.5 |
| Liquitex | #95071D | Naphthol Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.6 |
| Italeri | #843630 | Marrone Mimetico Acrylic Paint | ΔE 3.9 |
| Warcolours | #83141A | Red 4 Layer paints | ΔE 4.2 |
| Duncan | #961714 | Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mr. Paint | #A82125 | Rosso Mr Paint | ΔE 4.7 |
| Creature | #801C15 | Burnt Red Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.9 |
| P3 | #A53331 | Broken Brick Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.9 |
| Acrilex | #99373C | Cereja Paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A82135 | The Red Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mig | #AC2B25 | Blood Red Acrylics | ΔE 6.2 |
| Tamiya | #672622 | Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 8.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B32E1F | Vampire Red Fantasy Range | ΔE 8.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 8.9 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Carmine Red Model Color ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Bright Red Premium Airbrush Color ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Flat Red Model Color ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Velvet Red Xpress Color ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Seraph Red Xpress Color Intense ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Autumn Red Arte Deco ΔE 4.0 · close
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