What is the difference between Blood Red and Light Red?

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

Blood Red vs Light Red

Blood Red

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20031
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #da282d (estimate)

Light Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.086
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e83d26 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.4, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Red is a little lighter, warmer than Blood Red.

Can I use Light Red instead of Blood Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Light Red is a little lighter, warmer than Blood Red.

Can I use Blood Red instead of Light Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blood Red 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 Blood Red on the colour wheel See Light Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blood Red

Blood Red vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Red
Blood Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Light Red
Blood Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Red

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Light Red

Light Red vs Red (A.MIG-0643)Dio Drybrush · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Blood Red
Light Red vs Blood Red (IONIC-0052)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blood Red
Light Red vs Red (ATOM-20029)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Blood Red

All matches: Blood Red equivalents · Light Red equivalents