What is the difference between Deep Red and Red RLM23?

ΔE 8 (close). Red RLM23 is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Deep Red vs Red RLM23

Deep Red

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11088
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e12d29 (estimate)

Red RLM23

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.003
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb2624 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red RLM23 is a little darker, more muted than Deep Red.

Can I use Red RLM23 instead of Deep Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Red RLM23 is a little darker, more muted than Deep Red.

Can I use Deep Red instead of Red RLM23?

The same difference applies the other way round: Deep 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 Deep Red on the colour wheel See Red RLM23 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 Red RLM23
Deep Red vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Red RLM23
Deep Red vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red RLM23

Other AK Interactive paints close to Red RLM23

Red RLM23 vs Clear Red (AK11213)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Deep Red
Red RLM23 vs Blood Red (AK11089)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Deep Red
Red RLM23 vs Sun Red (AK11279)Color Punch · ΔE 7, close · closer than Deep Red

All matches: Deep Red equivalents · Red RLM23 equivalents