Red 3
Warcolours · Layer paints
#A71A22 · L*36.1 a*54.8 b*33.9
The closest match to Warcolours Red 3 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Red 3 is a dark, vivid red. 10 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being The Army Painter Blood Red at ΔE 0.6. 6 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 Warcolours Red 3?
The Army Painter Blood Red is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Red 3 in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Mr. Paint Rosso (ΔE 0.9) and Scale75 Inktense Red (ΔE 1.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Red 3?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Flat Red, ΔE 2.2 — a very close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Red 3 Shop The Army Painter Blood Red (Speedpaint Set) Shop The Army Painter Speedpaint set
Red 3 equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Blood Red Speedpaint Set ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Pure Red Warpaints Air ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
Red 3 equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Rosso Mr Paint MRP-311 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Richthofens Red Mr Paint MRP-250 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Red 3 equivalent in Scale75
- A Inktense Red Inktensity Range ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- B Mayhem Red Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
Red 3 equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Red Fs11136 A Aqueous Hobby Color H327 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Metallic Red Acrysion 75 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Red 3 equivalent in Mission Models
- A Iridescent Cherry MMP-155 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Pearl Red MMP-148 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Red 3 equivalent in Revell
- A Fiery Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Fiery Red Email Color - Gloss ΔE 2.1 · very close
Red 3 equivalent in Foundry
- A British Redcoat Shade Paint System 68A ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Bright Red Shade Paint System 15A ΔE 3.7 · close
Red 3 equivalent in Italeri
- A Insigna Red Acrylic Paint 4714AP ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- D Guards Red Acrylic Paint 4632AP ΔE 6.2 · similar
Red 3 equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Candy Apple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21958E ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Cardinal Crimson Colors 20590 ΔE 4.0 · close
Red 3 equivalent in Arteza
- A Crimson Red Acrylic Premium Paints A206 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- C Pearl Strawberry Red Acrylic Pearl Paints A222 ΔE 3.9 · close
Red 3 equivalent in Reaper
- B Carnage Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9135 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- B Heraldic Red Master Series Paints Bones 9402 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Red 3 equivalent in Vallejo
- B Flat Red Model Color 70.957 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Bright Red Premium Airbrush Color 62.005 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Red 3 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P3 | #B12024 | Skorne Red Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 2.4 |
| Humbrol | #B21F25 | Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 2.4 |
| AK Interactive | #A61B18 | Red, RAL 3000 Real Colors - Standard | ΔE 2.8 |
| Golden | #A10614 | Naphthol Red Medium Heavy Body | ΔE 3.0 |
| Liquitex | #A61816 | Pyrrole Red Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.1 |
| Mig | #AC2B25 | Blood Red Acrylics | ΔE 3.1 |
| FolkArt | #AC2F2E | Lipstick Red Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.3 |
| Tom Color | #971A22 | Vermelho Beterraba | ΔE 3.3 |
| Acrilex | #AC2F33 | Vermelho Escarlate Paints | ΔE 3.9 |
| Monument | #A90F0F | Bold Pyrrole Red Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.2 |
| Duncan | #961714 | Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 | ΔE 4.3 |
| Citadel | #A82014 | Mechrite Red Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 4.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #BB2320 | Red Opulence Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 5.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A82135 | The Red Pure Pigments | ΔE 5.2 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B32E1F | Vampire Red Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.7 |
| Tamiya | #C8171D | Mica red Lacquer Paint | ΔE 7.1 |
| Creature | #910200 | Red Monument Pro Acryl Transparent | ΔE 7.4 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 9.3 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- D Red 2 Layer paints ΔE 5.2 · similar
- D Brown 2 Layer paints ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Vermilion Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 5.8 · similar
- D Red 4 Layer paints ΔE 7.2 · similar
- E Red 1 Layer paints ΔE 10.8 · far
- E Brown 3 Layer paints ΔE 11.0 · far
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