Paint Equivalents

Scarlet

Vallejo · Model Color · 70.817

#C13D2E · L*45.5 a*51.8 b*38.5

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

Vallejo Scarlet is a mid-toned, vivid red. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mig Metallic Red at ΔE 1.2. 10 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 Scarlet?

Mig Metallic Red is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Scarlet in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: AK Interactive Red Acrylic Color (ΔE 1.2) and Duncan Hellspawn Red (ΔE 1.4).

What is the AK Interactive alternative to Vallejo Scarlet?

The nearest AK Interactive paint is Red Acrylic Color, ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Vallejo to AK Interactive conversion chart lists the rest.

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Scarlet equivalent in Mig

  1. A Metallic Red Acrylics AMIG0188 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. C Red Acrylics AMIG0049 ΔE 4.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Mig conversion chart

Scarlet equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Red Acrylic Color General AK740 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
  2. B Foundry Red Metallic (3rd Gen) AK11203 ΔE 2.5 · very close

Full Vallejo → AK Interactive conversion chart

Scarlet equivalent in Duncan

  1. A Hellspawn Red Wave 2 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
  2. B Rust Orange Wave 1 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Vallejo → Duncan conversion chart

Scarlet equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A Brown Acrysion N7 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
  2. B MS Yellow Gundam Color Spray SG4 ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Vallejo → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Scarlet equivalent in Acrilex

  1. A Telha Paints 932 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. C Vermelho Paints 555 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Vallejo → Acrilex conversion chart

Scarlet equivalent in Golden

  1. A Naphthol Red Light Fluid 2210 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
  2. C Pyrrole Red Light Fluid 2279 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Vallejo → Golden conversion chart

Scarlet equivalent in Italeri

  1. B Red Acrylic Paint 4605AP ΔE 2.2 · very close
  2. C Red Acrylic Paint 4606AP ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Vallejo → Italeri conversion chart

Scarlet equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Italian red Lacquer Paint LP-21 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. C Mica red Lacquer Paint LP-42 ΔE 4.3 · close

Full Vallejo → Tamiya conversion chart

Scarlet equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Naphthol Red Light Heavy Body Acrylix 294 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Transparent Orange Heavy Body Acrylix 035 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full Vallejo → Liquitex conversion chart

Scarlet equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Carnage Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Red Opulence Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Vallejo → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Scarlet equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Archangel Red Warpaints Air ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. B Orange Magma Warpaints Air ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Vallejo → The Army Painter conversion chart

Scarlet equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Aldebaran Red Scale Color Range ΔE 3.1 · very close
  2. C Antares Red Scale Color Range ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Vallejo → Scale75 conversion chart

Scarlet in the remaining ranges

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

RangeNearest paintDistance
Kimera Kolors #D02C2A Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 3.1
Reaper #D23830 Phoenix Red Master Series Paints Core Colors ΔE 3.3
Citadel #B94023 Macharius Solar Orange Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.7
Mr. Paint #C92025 A Ii Kr Red Mr Paint ΔE 3.8
Humbrol #C32025 Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays ΔE 4.2
Arteza #BC5035 Mars Orange Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.5
Coat d'Arms #B32E1F Vampire Red Fantasy Range ΔE 4.5
Warcolours #DA2127 Red 1 Layer paints ΔE 4.6
Tom Color #C70D22 Vermelho Gorro de Saci ΔE 5.3
Revell #BF111B Luminous Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 5.5
FolkArt #BC5437 Pure Orange Pure™ Artist Pigment ΔE 5.6
Monument #AD4E32 Burnt Sienna Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 5.7
Creature #D00903 Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 6.1
Foundry #B31E18 Madder Red Light Paint System ΔE 6.2
Mission Models #A24536 Dark Rust 1 ΔE 6.2
Apple Barrel #AA4322 Harvest Orange Colors ΔE 6.4
P3 #B12024 Skorne Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.6
Turbo Dork #9E4C3F Life On Mars ΔE 7.7

Nearest colours inside Vallejo

  1. B Pure Red Surface Primer ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. B Bloody Red Game Air ΔE 3.0 · very close
  3. B Vermilion Model Color ΔE 3.0 · very close
  4. C Red RLM23 Model Air ΔE 3.8 · close
  5. C Scarlet Blood Game Color ΔE 3.9 · close
  6. C Bloody Red Game Color ΔE 4.2 · close

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