What is the difference between Red and Inferno Red?

ΔE 7 (close). Inferno Red is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red vs Inferno Red

Red

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0643
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e53025 (estimate)

Inferno Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.022
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f82f30 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Inferno Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Red.

Can I use Inferno Red instead of Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Inferno Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Red.

Can I use Red instead of Inferno Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red is a little darker, 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 Red on the colour wheel See Inferno Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red

Red vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Inferno Red
Red vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Inferno Red
Red vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Inferno Red

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Inferno Red

Inferno Red vs Red (ATOM-20029)ATOM · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Red
Inferno Red vs Pure Red (AMMO.F-527)Acrylic Colors for Figures · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Red
Inferno Red vs Scarlet Red (ATOM-20028)ATOM · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Red

All matches: Red equivalents · Inferno Red equivalents