Poppy Red vs Sanguine Highlight

Poppy Red

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#d44a44 (estimate)

Sanguine Highlight

Brand
Formula P3
Range
Formula P3
Code
93053
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#c63453 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sanguine Highlight is a little darker, cooler than Poppy Red. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Poppy Red is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Formula P3 Sanguine Highlight is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Sanguine Highlight instead of Poppy Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Sanguine Highlight is a little darker, cooler than Poppy Red. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Poppy Red instead of Sanguine Highlight?

The same difference applies the other way round: Poppy Red is a little lighter, 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 Poppy Red on the colour wheel See Sanguine Highlight on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Poppy Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Sanguine Highlight

All matches: Poppy Red equivalents · Sanguine Highlight equivalents

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