What is the difference between Terracota and Faded Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Faded Red is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Terracota vs Faded Red

Terracota

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0033
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b33d50 (estimate)

Faded Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.747
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b44d50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Faded Red is more muted, warmer than Terracota.

Can I use Faded Red instead of Terracota?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Faded Red is more muted, warmer than Terracota.

Can I use Terracota instead of Faded Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Terracota is more saturated, 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 Terracota on the colour wheel See Faded Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Terracota

Terracota vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair
Terracota vs Red (71.102)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair
Terracota vs Sunset Red (70.802)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Faded Red

Faded Red vs Wine Red (IONIC-0055)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 11, fair
Faded Red vs Vintage Pink (ATOM-20036)ATOM · ΔE 13, fair
Faded Red vs Rust (IONIC-0156)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Terracota equivalents · Faded Red equivalents