Red
Warcolours · Inks for Shading and Glazing
#E00809 · L*47.0 a*72.0 b*58.4
The closest match to Warcolours Red in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Red is a mid-toned, vivid red. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Foundry British Redcoat at ΔE 1.0. 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
This is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.
What is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Red?
Foundry British Redcoat is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Red in any other range, at ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Golden Naphthol Red Light (ΔE 1.3) and Tamiya Mica red (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Red?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Calico Red, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Red Shop Foundry British Redcoat Shop Foundry Paint System set
Red equivalent in Foundry
- A British Redcoat Paint System 68B ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- B Bright Red Paint System 15B ΔE 2.5 · very close
Red equivalent in Golden
- A Naphthol Red Light OPEN Acrylics 7210 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- A Naphthol Red Light Heavy Body 1210 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
Red equivalent in Tamiya
- A Mica red Spray TS-39 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- A Pure metallic red Lacquer Paint LP-46 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Red equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Clear Red Acrysion N90 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Fluorescent Red Acrysion N101 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Red equivalent in Vallejo
- A Calico Red Arte Deco 85.033 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- A Fire Red Arte Deco 85.029 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
Red equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Deep Red Intense (3rd Gen) AK11088 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Red / Vermilion Cadmium Red. Figures AK3048 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Red equivalent in Scale75
- B Red Label Warfront Range ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Life Red Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.2 · close
Red equivalent in Humbrol
- B Fire Orange Acrylics - Gloss 209 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss 174 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Red equivalent in Tom Color
- B Vermelho Flame TCUP-06 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Vermelho Puro TC-0005 ΔE 4.2 · close
Red equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Blood Red Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Mythical Orange Warpaints WP1442 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Red equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Insignia Red Us Navy Training And Arctic Camo Mr Paint MRP-002 ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C International Orange Bs 592 Mr Paint MRP-232 ΔE 3.8 · close
Red equivalent in Creature
- B Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl MPA-003 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D Orange Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-050 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | #D21116 | Demon Red Wave 1 | ΔE 3.4 |
| Apple Barrel | #DB2C00 | Orange Colors | ΔE 3.7 |
| Citadel | #E21823 | Angron Red Clear Air | ΔE 3.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #EC2005 | Red Truth Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.9 |
| Liquitex | #CE0A0E | Transparent Orange Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.9 |
| Italeri | #D52B27 | Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 4.2 |
| Reaper | #DB3A28 | Magma Red Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.3 |
| Mission Models | #ED1B24 | Insignia Red FS 31136 | ΔE 4.8 |
| Acrilex | #D52A2B | Vermelho Paints | ΔE 5.2 |
| Kimera Kolors | #D02C2A | Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 5.2 |
| P3 | #EE2C24 | Ember Orange Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.3 |
| Revell | #FA0200 | Luminous Orange Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.6 |
| Mig | #C13828 | Metallic Red Acrylics | ΔE 6.1 |
| FolkArt | #D94927 | Autumn Leaves Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 6.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FE0000 | Ruby Red Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.4 |
| Arteza | #EE3A18 | Orange Red Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Monument | #EF3A37 | Fluorescent Red Pro Signature Series | ΔE 8.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #D94E50 | Redrum | ΔE 12.0 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- A One-coat Red One-coat paints ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- C Metallic Red Metallic paints ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Burnt Sienna Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 4.3 · close
- C Red 1 Layer paints ΔE 4.5 · close
- D Red 2 Layer paints ΔE 8.3 · similar
- D Orange 5 Layer paints ΔE 8.5 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot