What is the difference between Deep Red and Bloody Red?

ΔE 8 (close). Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Red vs Bloody Red

Deep Red

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11088
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e12d29 (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 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Deep Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). The swatches are almost the same.

Can I use Deep Red instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Deep Red on the colour wheel See Bloody Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Deep Red

Deep Red vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Deep Red vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Bloody Red
Deep Red vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bloody Red

Other AK Interactive paints close to Bloody Red

Bloody Red vs Clear Red (AK11213)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Red
Bloody Red vs Sun Red (AK11279)Color Punch · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Red
Bloody Red vs Blood Red (AK11089)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Deep Red equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents