What is the difference between Command Red and Vermilion?

ΔE 10 (close). Vermilion is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Command Red vs Vermilion

Command Red

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

Vermilion

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.909
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c52832 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Vermilion is a little lighter, more muted than Command Red.

Can I use Vermilion instead of Command Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Vermilion is a little lighter, more muted than Command Red.

Can I use Command Red instead of Vermilion?

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

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 Vermilion 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 Vermilion
Command Red vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Vermilion
Command Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Vermilion

Vermilion vs Dragon RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Command Red
Vermilion vs Dragon RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Command Red
Vermilion vs Blood ChaliceWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Command Red

All matches: Command Red equivalents · Vermilion equivalents