What is the difference between Blanched Berry and Hull Red?

ΔE 8 (close). Hull Red is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blanched Berry vs Hull Red

Blanched Berry

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #3d1f29 (estimate)

Hull Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.985
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #4e2e33 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Hull Red is a little lighter, warmer than Blanched Berry.

Can I use Hull Red instead of Blanched Berry?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Hull Red is a little lighter, warmer than Blanched Berry.

Can I use Blanched Berry instead of Hull Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blanched Berry 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 Blanched Berry on the colour wheel See Hull Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blanched Berry

Blanched Berry vs Dark Purple (70.749)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Hull Red
Blanched Berry vs Black Red (70.859)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Hull Red
Blanched Berry vs Dark Rust (70.771)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Hull Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Hull Red

Hull Red vs Bootstrap BrownWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close
Hull Red vs Werewolf FurWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close
Hull Red vs Carnelian SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Blanched Berry equivalents · Hull Red equivalents