What is the difference between Carmine Dragon and Blood Angels Red?

ΔE 25 (loose). Blood Angels Red is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Carmine Dragon vs Blood Angels Red

Carmine Dragon

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Speedpaint 2.0
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #e0245a (estimate)

Blood Angels Red

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #b81a22 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 25.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Blood Angels Red is a little darker, warmer than Carmine Dragon.

Can I use Blood Angels Red instead of Carmine Dragon?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Blood Angels Red is a little darker, warmer than Carmine Dragon.

Can I use Carmine Dragon instead of Blood Angels Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Carmine Dragon is a little lighter, 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 Carmine Dragon on the colour wheel See Blood Angels Red on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Carmine Dragon

Carmine Dragon vs Doomfire MagentaColour: Contrast · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Blood Angels Red
Carmine Dragon vs Baal RedColour: Contrast · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Blood Angels Red
Carmine Dragon vs Flesh Tearers RedColour: Contrast · ΔE 24, loose · closer than Blood Angels Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Blood Angels Red

Blood Angels Red vs Poppy RedSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Carmine Dragon
Blood Angels Red vs Bloodmoon Red (Vol. 1 Speedpaint)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Carmine Dragon
Blood Angels Red vs Blood RedSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Carmine Dragon

All matches: Carmine Dragon equivalents · Blood Angels Red equivalents