What is the difference between Brick Red and Scarlet?

ΔE 8 (close). Scarlet is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Brick Red vs Scarlet

Brick Red

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11093
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d44136 (estimate)

Scarlet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.817
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c03734 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Scarlet is a little darker, more muted than Brick Red.

Can I use Scarlet instead of Brick Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Scarlet is a little darker, more muted than Brick Red.

Can I use Brick Red instead of Scarlet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Brick Red is a little lighter, more saturated.

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 Brick Red on the colour wheel See Scarlet on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Brick Red

Brick Red vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Scarlet
Brick Red vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Scarlet
Brick Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Scarlet

Scarlet vs Orange (AK17033)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 7, close · closer than Brick Red
Scarlet vs Matt Red (AK11092)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close · closer than Brick Red
Scarlet vs Scarlet Red (AK11087)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Brick Red equivalents · Scarlet equivalents