Red 4
Warcolours · Layer paints
#83141A · L*27.9 a*45.4 b*27.6
The closest match to Warcolours Red 4 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Red 4 is a dark, saturated red. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Golden Cadmium Red Dark at ΔE 1.4. 11 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 4?
Golden Cadmium Red Dark is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Red 4 in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: The Army Painter Dragon Red (ΔE 1.5) and Vallejo Gory Red (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Red 4?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Gory Red, ΔE 1.9 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Red 4 Shop Golden Cadmium Red Dark (Heavy Body) Shop Golden Heavy Body set
Red 4 equivalent in Golden
- A Cadmium Red Dark Heavy Body 1080 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Cadmium Red Dark OPEN Acrylics 7080 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Red 4 equivalent in The Army Painter
- A Dragon Red Warpaints Air ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Slaughter Red Speedpaint Set ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Red 4 equivalent in Vallejo
- A Gory Red Game Color 72.011 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Brandywine Arte Deco 85.042 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Red 4 equivalent in FolkArt
- B Engine Red Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2948 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Lipstick Red Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7270 ΔE 5.0 · close
Red 4 equivalent in Monument
- B Transparent Red Pro Acrylic Paints 047 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Burnt Orange Pro Acrylic Paints 037 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Red 4 equivalent in Creature
- B Burnt Red Monument Pro Acryl MPA-008 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- D Red Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-047 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Red 4 equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Cutthroat Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Primer Red Matt Surface ΔE 4.6 · close
Red 4 equivalent in Citadel
- B Blood Angels Red Contrast ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Spiritstone Red Technical ΔE 4.8 · close
Red 4 equivalent in Humbrol
- B Crimson Acrylics - Gloss 20 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt 153 ΔE 9.7 · similar
Red 4 equivalent in Liquitex
- B Naphthol Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix 292 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Cadmium-free Red Deep Heavy Body Acrylix 895 ΔE 3.8 · close
Red 4 equivalent in Mission Models
- B Red Oxide German WWII RAL 3009 MMP-013 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- B Red Oxide Primer Primer MMS-004 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Red 4 equivalent in Reaper
- C Crimson Red Master Series Paints Bones 9467 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Gory Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9278 ΔE 4.2 · close
Red 4 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Barrel | #750418 | Hot Rod Red Gloss™ | ΔE 4.0 |
| Mr. Paint | #930010 | Rosso Corsa Ferrari No.300 Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 4.1 |
| Tom Color | #971A22 | Vermelho Beterraba | ΔE 4.1 |
| Scale75 | #912727 | Blood Red Scale Color Range | ΔE 4.2 |
| Revell | #991523 | Carmine Red Email Color - Matt | ΔE 4.4 |
| AK Interactive | #7F190D | Dirty Red Standard (3rd Gen) | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #81292D | Russet Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 4.8 |
| Duncan | #961714 | Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 | ΔE 5.1 |
| P3 | #6B160F | Sanguine Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Foundry | #962B23 | Bright Red Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.7 |
| Italeri | #823430 | Rust Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.1 |
| Tamiya | #660000 | Dull red Spray | ΔE 6.7 |
| Arteza | #99322D | Pearl Strawberry Red Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #65271D | Royal Brown Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 7.4 |
| Mig | #591610 | Crystal Red Acrylics | ΔE 8.6 |
| Acrilex | #99373C | Cereja Paints | ΔE 8.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B32E1F | Vampire Red Fantasy Range | ΔE 11.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 12.9 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- D Brown 3 Layer paints ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Red 3 Layer paints ΔE 7.2 · similar
- D Vermilion Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 9.2 · similar
- D Brown 2 Layer paints ΔE 9.5 · similar
- D Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints ΔE 9.5 · similar
- E Pink 4 Layer paints ΔE 12.0 · far
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