What is the difference between Clear Red and Bloody Red?

ΔE 7 (close). Bloody Red is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Clear Red vs Bloody Red

Clear Red

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11213
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c92026 (estimate)

Bloody Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #df2836 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bloody Red is a little lighter than Clear Red.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Clear Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Bloody Red is a little lighter than Clear Red.

Can I use Clear Red instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Clear Red is a little darker.

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 Clear Red on the colour wheel See Bloody Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Clear Red

Clear Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Clear Red vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bloody Red
Clear Red vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Bloody Red

Bloody Red vs Sun Red (AK11279)Color Punch · ΔE 7, close
Bloody Red vs Deep Red (AK11088)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close
Bloody Red vs Blood Red (AK11089)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Clear Red equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents