What is the difference between Carmine Dragon and Volupus Pink?

ΔE 26 (loose). Volupus Pink is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Carmine Dragon vs Volupus Pink

Carmine Dragon

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

Volupus Pink

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Contrast
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #d8408a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 26.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Volupus Pink is more muted, cooler than Carmine Dragon.

Can I use Volupus Pink instead of Carmine Dragon?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Volupus Pink is more muted, cooler than Carmine Dragon.

Can I use Carmine Dragon instead of Volupus Pink?

The same difference applies the other way round: Carmine Dragon is more saturated, warmer.

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 Volupus Pink on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Carmine Dragon

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

Other Army Painter paints close to Volupus Pink

Volupus Pink vs Familiar PinkSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 9, close · closer than Carmine Dragon
Volupus Pink vs Moonlake CoralSpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Carmine Dragon
Volupus Pink vs Purple AlchemySpeedpaint 2.0 · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Carmine Dragon

All matches: Carmine Dragon equivalents · Volupus Pink equivalents