Red (Mecha Color)
Vallejo · Mecha Color · 69.008
#BD4142 · L*45.6 a*49.8 b*26.9
The closest match to Vallejo Red (Mecha Color) in every other range, nearest first.
Vallejo Red is a mid-toned, saturated red. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Coat d'Arms Russet Red at ΔE 0.8. 14 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 Red (Mecha Color)?
Coat d'Arms Russet Red is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Red (Mecha Color) in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Golden Cadmium Red Medium Hue (ΔE 1.4) and FolkArt Calico Red (ΔE 1.6).
What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Red (Mecha Color)?
The nearest AK Interactive paint is Foundry Red, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Vallejo Red Shop Coat d'Arms Russet Red Shop Coat d'Arms Military Range set
Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- A Russet Red Military Range 237 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- D Blood Red Fantasy Range 104 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Golden
- A Cadmium Red Medium Hue Fluid 2425 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Pyrrole Red Fluid 2277 ΔE 2.2 · very close
Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in FolkArt
- A Calico Red Acrylic Colors 932 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Red Light Pure™ Artist Pigment 6390 ΔE 4.6 · close
Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Arteza
- B Pearl Pink Tulip Acrylic Pearl Paints A208 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Pearl Raspberry Red Acrylic Pearl Paints A220 ΔE 4.6 · close
Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Turbo Dork
- B Red Queen ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Box Wine ΔE 6.2 · similar
Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Reaper
- B Rust Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9072 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Merisiel Red Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89505 ΔE 4.5 · close
Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Duncan
- B Scarab Red Wave 3 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- C Hellspawn Red Wave 2 ΔE 4.9 · close
Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Tamiya
- C Italian red Lacquer Paint LP-21 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Mixing red Lacquer Paint LP-82 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in AK Interactive
- C Foundry Red Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11203 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Ruby Standard (3rd Gen) AK11084 ΔE 4.3 · close
Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Acrilex
- C Telha Paints 932 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Roma Paints 827 ΔE 4.4 · close
Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Dragon Red Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Poppy Red Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 4.3 · close
Red (Mecha Color) equivalent in Mission Models
- C Iridescent Candy Red MMP-158 ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Red MMP-003 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #C22335 | Crimsom Artist Range | ΔE 4.2 |
| Mr. Hobby | #CB232F | Deep Clear Red Mr Clear Color GX | ΔE 4.6 |
| P3 | #AB3737 | Ruddy Blush Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.6 |
| Citadel | #D2223E | Blood Red Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 4.7 |
| Foundry | #B95851 | Native American Flesh Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.3 |
| Liquitex | #BA5658 | Iridescent Rose Gold Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.5 |
| Italeri | #C42127 | Guards Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.7 |
| Warcolours | #C01F27 | Red 2 Layer paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| Tom Color | #DD2F46 | Vermelho Melancia | ΔE 5.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #D02C2A | Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 6.0 |
| Humbrol | #C32025 | Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 6.1 |
| Mr. Paint | #C92025 | A Ii Kr Red Mr Paint | ΔE 6.2 |
| Mig | #C13828 | Metallic Red Acrylics | ΔE 6.4 |
| Green Stuff World | #C22B24 | Carnage Red Acrylic Colors | ΔE 6.4 |
| Revell | #C80225 | Italian Red Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 6.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #A73847 | Honeysuckle Pink Colors | ΔE 7.2 |
| Monument | #E53941 | Rogue Hobbies Orange Red Pro Signature Series | ΔE 7.7 |
| Creature | #974634 | Shadow Flesh Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.2 |
Nearest colours inside Vallejo
- B Sz Red Mecha Color ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Red Model Air ΔE 4.7 · close
- C Pure Red Surface Primer ΔE 4.7 · close
- C Bloody Red Game Air ΔE 4.8 · close
- C Scarlet Red Hobby Paint ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Fire Flame Nocturna Models ΔE 5.1 · similar
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