What is the difference between Bloodmoon Red and Ragweed Orange?

ΔE 18 (loose). Ragweed Orange is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bloodmoon Red vs Ragweed Orange

Bloodmoon Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 1 Speedpaint
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #e52c2a (estimate)

Ragweed Orange

Brand: Scale75
Range: Instant Colors
Code: SIN06
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #e84e10 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ragweed Orange is a little lighter, warmer than Bloodmoon Red.

Can I use Ragweed Orange instead of Bloodmoon Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Ragweed Orange is a little lighter, warmer than Bloodmoon Red.

Can I use Bloodmoon Red instead of Ragweed Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bloodmoon 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 Bloodmoon Red on the colour wheel See Ragweed Orange on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Bloodmoon Red

Bloodmoon Red vs Life Red (SIN05)Instant Colors · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Ragweed Orange
Bloodmoon Red vs Love Affair (SIN04)Instant Colors · ΔE 9, close · closer than Ragweed Orange
Bloodmoon Red vs Health Red (SIN03)Instant Colors · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Ragweed Orange

Other Army Painter paints close to Ragweed Orange

Ragweed Orange vs Nuclear SunriseSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Bloodmoon Red
Ragweed Orange vs Blood RedSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Bloodmoon Red
Ragweed Orange vs Bright RedSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Bloodmoon Red

All matches: Bloodmoon Red equivalents · Ragweed Orange equivalents