What is the difference between Scab Red and Chalice Red?

ΔE 6 (close). Chalice Red is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Scab Red vs Chalice Red

Scab Red

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0073
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #51252f (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 6.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Chalice Red is a little lighter, warmer than Scab Red.

Can I use Chalice Red instead of Scab Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Chalice Red is a little lighter, warmer than Scab Red.

Can I use Scab Red instead of Chalice 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 Chalice 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 Chalice Red
Scab Red vs Violet Red (70.812)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Chalice Red
Scab Red vs Black Red (70.859)Model Color · ΔE 6, 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 Scab Red
Chalice Red vs Schokobraun RAL 8017 (ATOM-20062)ATOM · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Scab Red
Chalice Red vs Dark Brown (A.MIG-3512)Oilbrusher · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Scab Red equivalents · Chalice Red equivalents