What is the difference between Dragon Red and Bloody Red?

ΔE 10 (close). Bloody Red is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dragon Red vs Bloody Red

Dragon Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c01a28 (estimate)

Bloody Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #df2836 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bloody Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Dragon Red.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Dragon Red?

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

Can I use Dragon Red instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dragon 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 Dragon Red on the colour wheel See Bloody Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dragon Red

Dragon Red vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Dragon Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bloody Red
Dragon Red vs Scarlet (70.817)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Bloody Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Bloody Red

Bloody Red vs Angelic RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dragon Red
Bloody Red vs Mars RedWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dragon Red
Bloody Red vs Legendary RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dragon Red

All matches: Dragon Red equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents