What is the difference between Dragon Blood and Burnt Red?

ΔE 10 (close). Burnt Red is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dragon Blood vs Burnt Red

Dragon Blood

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: Color Punch
Code: AK11272
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #542737 (estimate)

Burnt Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.814
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #683339 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Red is a little lighter, warmer than Dragon Blood.

Can I use Burnt Red instead of Dragon Blood?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Burnt Red is a little lighter, warmer than Dragon Blood.

Can I use Dragon Blood instead of Burnt Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dragon Blood is a little darker, cooler.

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 Dragon Blood on the colour wheel See Burnt Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dragon Blood

Dragon Blood vs Violet Red (70.812)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Burnt Red
Dragon Blood vs Purple Hex (74.026)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Burnt Red
Dragon Blood vs Frozen Flesh (74.010)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 7, close · closer than Burnt Red

Other AK Interactive paints close to Burnt Red

Burnt Red vs Dark Shadow Flesh (AK11405)3rd Gen Figure Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dragon Blood
Burnt Red vs Space Magenta (AK17001)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dragon Blood
Burnt Red vs Night Blood (AK17038)AK Quick Gen · ΔE 10, close · closer than Dragon Blood

All matches: Dragon Blood equivalents · Burnt Red equivalents