Red 2
Warcolours · Layer paints
#C01F27 · L*41.7 a*60.8 b*38.4
The closest match to Warcolours Red 2 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Red 2 is a dark, vivid red. 9 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Arteza Carmine Red at ΔE 0.9. 4 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
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Red 2?
Arteza Carmine Red is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Red 2 in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Italeri Guards Red (ΔE 1.0) and Humbrol Italian Racing Red (ΔE 1.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Red 2?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Burgundy, ΔE 1.1 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Red 2 Shop Arteza Carmine Red Shop Arteza Acrylic Premium Paints set
Red 2 equivalent in Arteza
- A Carmine Red Acrylic Premium Paints A205 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Crimson Red Acrylic Premium Paints A206 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Red 2 equivalent in Italeri
- A Guards Red Acrylic Paint 4632AP ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Red Acrylic Paint 4605AP ΔE 3.0 · very close
Red 2 equivalent in Humbrol
- A Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays S220 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt 153 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Red 2 equivalent in Vallejo
- A Burgundy Arte Deco 85.037 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- A Magenta Mecha Color 69.010 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
Red 2 equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Glistening Blood D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments Wash ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Pure Red Warpaints Primer CP3006 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Red 2 equivalent in Tom Color
- A Vermelho Gorro de Saci TCUP-09 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- D Vermelho Puro TC-0005 ΔE 5.8 · similar
Red 2 equivalent in Scale75
- A Antares Red Scale Color Range ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Crimsom Artist Range ΔE 3.5 · close
Red 2 equivalent in Golden
- A Primary Magenta Fluid 2421 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- B Cadmium Red Medium Heavy Body 1100 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Red 2 equivalent in Revell
- A Italian Red Email Color - Gloss ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Luminous Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 2.3 · very close
Red 2 equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B A Ii Kr Red Mr Paint MRP-025 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B RLM 23 Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A051 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Red 2 equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Red Opulence Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Carnage Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.7 · very close
Red 2 equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Character Red Mr Color 108 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Wine Red Aqueous Hobby Color H43 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Red 2 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiya | #C8171D | Mica red Lacquer Paint | ΔE 2.7 |
| Liquitex | #B12B2C | Cadmium-free Red Medium Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 2.8 |
| P3 | #B12024 | Skorne Red Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 2.9 |
| Mission Models | #C3122F | Red | ΔE 3.1 |
| Reaper | #C32033 | Merisiel Red Master Series Paints Pathfinder | ΔE 3.2 |
| Duncan | #BE392E | Hellspawn Red Wave 2 | ΔE 3.7 |
| AK Interactive | #C53733 | Foundry Red Metallic (3rd Gen) | ΔE 3.7 |
| Mig | #AC2B25 | Blood Red Acrylics | ΔE 3.7 |
| FolkArt | #AC2F2E | Lipstick Red Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.8 |
| Foundry | #B31E18 | Madder Red Light Paint System | ΔE 4.1 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B32E1F | Vampire Red Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.2 |
| Citadel | #C01411 | Evil Sunz Scarlet Air | ΔE 4.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #D02C2A | Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 4.4 |
| Acrilex | #AC2F33 | Vermelho Escarlate Paints | ΔE 4.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #A50819 | Candy Apple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Monument | #A90F0F | Bold Pyrrole Red Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.3 |
| Creature | #D00903 | Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #B44C4D | Red Queen | ΔE 8.7 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- D Red 3 Layer paints ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Red 1 Layer paints ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Brown 2 Layer paints ΔE 7.3 · similar
- D One-coat Red One-coat paints ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Vermilion Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 7.9 · similar
- D Red Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 8.3 · similar
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