Paint Equivalents

Plasma Red

Vallejo · Xpress Color · 72.406

#AB2824 · L*38.4 a*52.0 b*35.3

The closest match to Vallejo Plasma Red in every other range, nearest first.

Vallejo Plasma Red is a dark, vivid red. 8 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mig Blood Red at ΔE 0.6. 5 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 Plasma Red?

Mig Blood Red is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Plasma Red in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby Carmine Red (ΔE 1.2) and P3 Skorne Red (ΔE 1.4).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Plasma Red?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Red, RAL 3000, ΔE 2.6 — a very close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Plasma Red equivalent in Mig

  1. A Blood Red Acrylics AMIG0121 ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
  2. D Red Acrylics AMIG0049 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Plasma Red equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Carmine Red Aqueous Hobby Color H367 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. A Metallic Red Acrysion 75 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Plasma Red equivalent in P3

  1. A Skorne Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Broken Brick Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → P3 conversion chart

Plasma Red equivalent in Scale75

  1. A Inktense Red Inktensity Range ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. C Antares Red Scale Color Range ΔE 4.1 · close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Plasma Red equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. A Abomination Gore Warpaints WP1401 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Vampire Garments D&D Undead Set ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Plasma Red equivalent in Foundry

  1. A British Redcoat Shade Paint System 68A ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. B Madder Red Light Paint System 60C ΔE 2.8 · very close

Full Vallejo → Foundry conversion chart

Plasma Red equivalent in Humbrol

  1. A Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt 153 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
  2. C Scarlet Acrylics - Matt 60 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Humbrol conversion chart

Plasma Red equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A Traffic Red RAL 3020 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A007 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. A Rosso Mr Paint MRP-311 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Plasma Red equivalent in Arteza

  1. B Crimson Red Acrylic Premium Paints A206 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Pearl Strawberry Red Acrylic Pearl Paints A222 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Vallejo → Arteza conversion chart

Plasma Red equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Cadmium-free Red Medium Heavy Body Acrylix 894 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Pyrrole Red Heavy Body Acrylix 321 ΔE 2.9 · very close

Full Vallejo → Liquitex conversion chart

Plasma Red equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Lipstick Red Acrylic Colors 437 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Red Light Pure™ Artist Pigment 6390 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Vallejo → FolkArt conversion chart

Plasma Red equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Carnage Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9135 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. D Heraldic Red Master Series Paints Bones 9402 ΔE 5.1 · similar

Full Vallejo → Reaper conversion chart

Plasma Red in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Warcolours #A71A22 Red 3 Layer paints ΔE 2.5
Revell #A02625 Fiery Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 2.5
AK Interactive #A61B18 Red, RAL 3000 Real Colors - Standard ΔE 2.6
Golden #BA1A22 Primary Magenta Fluid ΔE 2.7
Green Stuff World #BB2320 Red Opulence Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.2
Coat d'Arms #B32E1F Vampire Red Fantasy Range ΔE 3.3
Citadel #A82014 Mechrite Red Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.3
Italeri #A71E29 Insigna Red Acrylic Paint ΔE 3.5
Mission Models #993128 Standard Rust ΔE 3.5
Apple Barrel #A42A18 Sweet Potato Colors ΔE 3.6
Acrilex #AC2F33 Vermelho Escarlate Paints ΔE 3.7
Monument #A90F0F Bold Pyrrole Red Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 3.8
Tom Color #C70D22 Vermelho Gorro de Saci ΔE 5.0
Duncan #961714 Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 ΔE 5.3
Tamiya #C8171D Mica red Lacquer Paint ΔE 5.4
Kimera Kolors #A82135 The Red Pure Pigments ΔE 6.6
Creature #BC1700 Orange Monument Pro Acryl Transparent ΔE 6.9
Turbo Dork #9E4C3F Life On Mars ΔE 7.7

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Bloody Red Surface Primer ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. B Dark Vermilion Model Color ΔE 2.0 · very close
  3. B Flat Red Model Color ΔE 2.5 · very close
  4. B Ferrari Red Model Air ΔE 2.6 · very close
  5. B Bright Red Premium Airbrush Color ΔE 2.8 · very close
  6. B Berry Red Arte Deco ΔE 2.9 · very close

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