What is the difference between Cardinal Purple and Chalice Red?

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

Cardinal Purple vs Chalice Red

Cardinal Purple

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0059
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #592720 (estimate)

Chalice Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.017
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #612f35 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chalice Red is a little lighter, cooler than Cardinal Purple.

Can I use Chalice Red instead of Cardinal Purple?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Chalice Red is a little lighter, cooler than Cardinal Purple.

Can I use Cardinal Purple instead of Chalice Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cardinal Purple is a little darker, warmer.

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 Cardinal Purple on the colour wheel See Chalice Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cardinal Purple

Cardinal Purple vs Dark Red (70.946)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Chalice Red
Cardinal Purple vs Charred Brown (72.045)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Chalice Red
Cardinal Purple vs Nocturnal Red (72.111)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Chalice Red

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Chalice Red

Chalice Red vs Coffee Brown (ATOM-20060)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Cardinal Purple
Chalice Red vs Schokobraun RAL 8017 (ATOM-20062)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Cardinal Purple
Chalice Red vs Scab Red (IONIC-0073)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Cardinal Purple

All matches: Cardinal Purple equivalents · Chalice Red equivalents