What is the difference between Sun Red and Scarlet Blood?

ΔE 9 (close). Scarlet Blood is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sun Red vs Scarlet Blood

Sun Red

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: Color Punch
Code: AK11279
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e13f36 (estimate)

Scarlet Blood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.106
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d71626 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Scarlet Blood is a little darker, more saturated than Sun Red.

Can I use Scarlet Blood instead of Sun Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Scarlet Blood is a little darker, more saturated than Sun Red.

Can I use Sun Red instead of Scarlet Blood?

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

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 Sun Red on the colour wheel See Scarlet Blood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sun Red

Sun Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scarlet Blood
Sun Red vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scarlet Blood
Sun Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scarlet Blood

Other AK Interactive paints close to Scarlet Blood

Scarlet Blood vs Deep Red (AK11088)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sun Red
Scarlet Blood vs Clear Red (AK11213)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sun Red
Scarlet Blood vs Blood Red (AK11089)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Sun Red equivalents · Scarlet Blood equivalents