Paint Equivalents

Pure Red

Vallejo · Surface Primer · 70.624

#C3322D · L*44.3 a*56.5 b*37.9

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

Vallejo Pure Red is a dark, vivid red. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Foundry Red at ΔE 1.3. 7 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 Pure Red?

AK Interactive Foundry Red is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Pure Red in any other range, at ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Duncan Hellspawn Red (ΔE 1.3) and Italeri Red (ΔE 1.4).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Pure Red?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Foundry Red, ΔE 1.3 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Vallejo Pure Red Shop AK Interactive Foundry Red Shop AK Interactive Metallic (3rd Gen) set

Pure Red equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Foundry Red Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11203 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. B Red Acrylic Color General AK740 ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Pure Red equivalent in Duncan

  1. A Hellspawn Red Wave 2 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
  2. C Demon Red Wave 1 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

Pure Red equivalent in Italeri

  1. A Red Acrylic Paint 4605AP ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Guards Red Acrylic Paint 4632AP ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → Italeri conversion chart

Pure Red equivalent in Tamiya

  1. A Italian red Lacquer Paint LP-21 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. B Mica red Lacquer Paint LP-42 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Pure Red equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. A Carnage Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
  2. B Red Opulence Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 3.3 · very close

Full Vallejo → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Pure Red equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. A A Ii Kr Red Mr Paint MRP-025 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B RLM 23 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A051 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Pure Red equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Archangel Red Warpaints Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. B Orange Magma Warpaints Air ΔE 2.1 · very close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Pure Red equivalent in Humbrol

  1. B Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays S220 ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Red Acrylics - Gloss 19 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Vallejo → Humbrol conversion chart

Pure Red equivalent in Mig

  1. B Metallic Red Acrylics AMIG0188 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Red Acrylics AMIG0049 ΔE 4.8 · close

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Pure Red equivalent in Kimera Kolors

  1. B Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. D The Red Pure Pigments PR170 ΔE 9.3 · similar

Pure Red equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. B MS Yellow Gundam Color Spray SG4 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Deep Clear Red Mr Clear Color GX GX102 ΔE 2.6 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Pure Red equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Naphthol Red Light Heavy Body Acrylix 294 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. C Cadmium-free Red Medium Heavy Body Acrylix 894 ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Vallejo → Liquitex conversion chart

Pure Red in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Acrilex #C24137 Telha Paints ΔE 2.6
Golden #C83E34 Naphthol Red Light Fluid ΔE 2.6
Scale75 #C11E21 Antares Red Scale Color Range ΔE 2.8
Warcolours #C01F27 Red 2 Layer paints ΔE 2.8
Arteza #C31723 Carmine Red Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 3.0
Tom Color #C70D22 Vermelho Gorro de Saci ΔE 3.2
Reaper #D23830 Phoenix Red Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 3.6
Revell #C80225 Italian Red Email Color - Gloss ΔE 3.8
Coat d'Arms #B32E1F Vampire Red Fantasy Range ΔE 4.3
Mission Models #C3122F Red ΔE 5.0
Citadel #C01411 Evil Sunz Scarlet Air ΔE 5.0
P3 #B12024 Skorne Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.1
FolkArt #AC2F2E Lipstick Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 5.1
Foundry #B31E18 Madder Red Light Paint System ΔE 5.4
Creature #D00903 Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 6.3
Apple Barrel #A42A18 Sweet Potato Colors ΔE 7.5
Monument #AD4E32 Burnt Sienna Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 7.5
Turbo Dork #B44C4D Red Queen ΔE 7.6

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. A Vermilion Model Color ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
  2. B Bloody Red Game Air ΔE 2.1 · very close
  3. B Scarlet Model Color ΔE 2.3 · very close
  4. B Scarlet Blood Game Color ΔE 2.3 · very close
  5. B Cardinal Purple Xpress Color ΔE 2.6 · very close
  6. B Magenta Mecha Color ΔE 2.9 · very close

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