What is the difference between Wine Red and Scarlet?

ΔE 10 (close). Scarlet is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wine Red vs Scarlet

Wine Red

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: IONIC Smart Colors
Code: IONIC-0055
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c14c44 (estimate)

Scarlet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.817
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c03734 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Scarlet is a little darker, more saturated than Wine Red.

Can I use Scarlet instead of Wine Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Scarlet is a little darker, more saturated than Wine Red.

Can I use Wine Red instead of Scarlet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wine Red is a little lighter, 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 Wine Red on the colour wheel See Scarlet on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wine Red

Wine Red vs Ferrari Red (71.085)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Scarlet
Wine Red vs Faded Red (70.747)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Wine Red vs Dark Vermilion (70.947)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Scarlet

Scarlet vs Red (IONIC-0054)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Wine Red
Scarlet vs Carmine (ATOM-20032)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Wine Red
Scarlet vs Rotbraun RAL 8012 (ATOM-20046)ATOM · ΔE 9, close · closer than Wine Red

All matches: Wine Red equivalents · Scarlet equivalents