What is the difference between Bordeaux Red and Faded Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Faded Red is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bordeaux Red vs Faded Red

Bordeaux Red

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11094
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9d4038 (estimate)

Faded Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.747
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b44d50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Faded Red is a little lighter, cooler than Bordeaux Red.

Can I use Faded Red instead of Bordeaux Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Faded Red is a little lighter, cooler than Bordeaux Red.

Can I use Bordeaux Red instead of Faded Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bordeaux Red is a little darker, warmer.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Bordeaux Red on the colour wheel See Faded Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bordeaux Red

Bordeaux Red vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Faded Red
Bordeaux Red vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Faded Red
Bordeaux Red vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Faded Red

Other AK Interactive paints close to Faded Red

Faded Red vs Vivid Flesh (AK17036)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bordeaux Red
Faded Red vs Ruby (AK11084)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 12, fair
Faded Red vs Infernal Red (AK17037)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Bordeaux Red equivalents · Faded Red equivalents