What is the difference between Carmine and Gory Red?

ΔE 11 (fair). Gory Red is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Carmine vs Gory Red

Carmine

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: ATOM
Code: ATOM-20032
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c02523 (estimate)

Gory Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.011
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a51c21 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Gory Red is a little darker, more muted than Carmine.

Can I use Gory Red instead of Carmine?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Gory Red is a little darker, more muted than Carmine.

Can I use Carmine instead of Gory Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Carmine 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 Carmine on the colour wheel See Gory Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Carmine

Carmine vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Gory Red
Carmine vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gory Red
Carmine vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Gory Red

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Gory Red

Gory Red vs Red (IONIC-0054)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 6, close · closer than Carmine
Gory Red vs Rotbraun RAL 8012 (ATOM-20046)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Carmine
Gory Red vs Dark Rust (ATOM-20047)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Carmine

All matches: Carmine equivalents · Gory Red equivalents