What is the difference between Angelic Red and Pale Carmine Red?

ΔE 7 (close). Pale Carmine Red is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Angelic Red vs Pale Carmine Red

Angelic Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d2212c (estimate)

Pale Carmine Red

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d9383d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pale Carmine Red is a little lighter, more muted than Angelic Red.

Can I use Pale Carmine Red instead of Angelic Red?

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

Can I use Angelic Red instead of Pale Carmine Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Angelic Red is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Angelic Red on the colour wheel See Pale Carmine Red on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Angelic Red

Angelic Red vs Pink Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Angelic Red vs Toluidine Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Angelic Red vs The Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 8, close

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Carmine Red

Pale Carmine Red vs Blood ChaliceWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Angelic Red
Pale Carmine Red vs Wyrmling RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Angelic Red
Pale Carmine Red vs Mars RedWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Angelic Red equivalents · Pale Carmine Red equivalents