What is the difference between Command Red and Scarlet Blood?

ΔE 9 (close). Scarlet Blood is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Command Red vs Scarlet Blood

Command Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Historical
Code: WP4049P
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b90119 (estimate)

Scarlet Blood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.106
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d71626 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Scarlet Blood is a little lighter, more saturated than Command Red.

Can I use Scarlet Blood instead of Command Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Scarlet Blood is a little lighter, more saturated than Command Red.

Can I use Command Red instead of Scarlet Blood?

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

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 Command Red on the colour wheel See Scarlet Blood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Command Red

Command Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Scarlet Blood
Command Red vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 10, close
Command Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Scarlet Blood

Scarlet Blood vs Angelic RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Command Red
Scarlet Blood vs Mars RedWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Command Red
Scarlet Blood vs Pure RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Command Red

All matches: Command Red equivalents · Scarlet Blood equivalents