Metallic Red
Warcolours · Metallic paints
#F11718 · L*51.1 a*74.9 b*57.6
The closest match to Warcolours Metallic Red in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Metallic Red is a mid-toned, vivid red. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being P3 Ember Orange at ΔE 1.6. 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
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Metallic Red?
P3 Ember Orange is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Metallic Red in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Hobby RX-78 Blue (ΔE 1.8) and Citadel Wild Rider Red (ΔE 1.8).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Metallic Red?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Hot Orange, ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Metallic Red Shop P3 Ember Orange Shop P3 Privateer Press Formula P3 set
Metallic Red equivalent in P3
- A Ember Orange Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- A Khador Red Base Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Metallic Red equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A RX-78 Blue Gundam Color for Builders UG20 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Fluorescent Orange Acrysion N98 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Metallic Red equivalent in Citadel
- A Wild Rider Red Layer ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Jokaero Orange Base ΔE 4.0 · close
Metallic Red equivalent in Tamiya
- A Fluorescent red Spray TS-36 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Pure red Lacquer Paint LP-7 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Metallic Red equivalent in Mission Models
- B Insignia Red FS 31136 MMP-101 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- D Pearl Tropical Orange MMP-151 ΔE 7.0 · similar
Metallic Red equivalent in Scale75
- B Neon Red Artist Range ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Life Red Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.8 · very close
Metallic Red equivalent in Tom Color
- B Vermelho Flame TCUP-06 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Suco De Laranja TCUP-05 ΔE 4.6 · close
Metallic Red equivalent in Golden
- B Pyrrole Red Light Heavy Body 1279 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Naphthol Red Light SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6550 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Metallic Red equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Red / Vermilion Cadmium Red. Figures AK3048 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Deep Red Intense (3rd Gen) AK11088 ΔE 4.1 · close
Metallic Red equivalent in Revell
- B Luminous Orange Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.8 · very close
- E Orange Email Color - Gloss ΔE 10.6 · far
Metallic Red equivalent in Foundry
- B Bright Red Paint System 15B ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B British Redcoat Paint System 68B ΔE 3.2 · very close
Metallic Red equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Red Truth Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Red Fluor Metallic ΔE 3.4 · very close
Metallic Red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo | #E23922 | Hot Orange Game Color | ΔE 2.9 |
| Acrilex | #E7322D | Vermelho Vivo Paints | ΔE 3.2 |
| Arteza | #F2372B | Vermillion Red Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 3.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FE0000 | Ruby Red Fantasy Range | ΔE 3.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #FE0000 | Luminous Red RAL 3024 Mr Paint | ΔE 3.3 |
| Reaper | #EC202B | Brilliant Red Master Series Paints Bones | ΔE 3.5 |
| Liquitex | #E0412B | Cadmium-free Red Light Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.7 |
| Humbrol | #E0181B | Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 3.7 |
| The Army Painter | #E22E0D | Mythical Orange Warpaints | ΔE 3.8 |
| Duncan | #E63132 | Centurion Red Wave 3 | ΔE 4.3 |
| Monument | #EF3A37 | Fluorescent Red Pro Signature Series | ΔE 4.8 |
| Italeri | #E84925 | Orange Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.4 |
| FolkArt | #D94927 | Autumn Leaves Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 5.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #DB2C00 | Orange Colors | ΔE 5.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #D02C2A | Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 6.9 |
| Creature | #D00903 | Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.6 |
| Mig | #C13828 | Metallic Red Acrylics | ΔE 8.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #D94E50 | Redrum | ΔE 10.2 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- C Red Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 4.3 · close
- C One-coat Red One-coat paints ΔE 5.0 · close
- D Red 1 Layer paints ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Orange 5 Layer paints ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Burnt Sienna Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 7.7 · similar
- D One-coat Red-orange One-coat paints ΔE 8.9 · similar
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