What is the difference between Scab Red and Burnt Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Burnt Red is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Scab Red vs Burnt Red

Scab Red

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0073
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #51252f (estimate)

Burnt Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.814
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #683339 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Burnt Red is a little lighter, warmer than Scab Red.

Can I use Burnt Red instead of Scab Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Burnt Red is a little lighter, warmer than Scab Red.

Can I use Scab Red instead of Burnt Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Scab 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 Scab Red on the colour wheel See Burnt Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Scab Red

Scab Red vs Purple Hex (74.026)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Burnt Red
Scab Red vs Violet Red (70.812)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Burnt Red
Scab Red vs Black Red (70.859)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Burnt Red

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Burnt Red

Burnt Red vs Braunviolett RLM 81 (ATOM-20059)ATOM · ΔE 6, close · closer than Scab Red
Burnt Red vs Coffee Brown (ATOM-20060)ATOM · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scab Red
Burnt Red vs Schokobraun RAL 8017 (ATOM-20062)ATOM · ΔE 8, close · closer than Scab Red

All matches: Scab Red equivalents · Burnt Red equivalents