What is the difference between Pure Red and Coral Red?

ΔE 11 (fair). Coral Red is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pure Red vs Coral Red

Pure Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d81418 (estimate)

Coral Red

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ed3a37 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.6, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Coral Red is a little lighter, more muted than Pure Red.

Can I use Coral Red instead of Pure Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Coral Red is a little lighter, more muted than Pure Red.

Can I use Pure Red instead of Coral Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pure 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 Pure Red on the colour wheel See Coral Red on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Pure Red

Pure Red vs Antares Red (SC37)Scalecolor · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Coral Red
Pure Red vs Aldebaran Red (SC38)Scalecolor · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Coral Red
Pure Red vs Primary Red (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 9, close · closer than Coral Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Coral Red

Coral Red vs Legendary RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Pure Red
Coral Red vs Angelic RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pure Red
Coral Red vs Mars RedWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pure Red

All matches: Pure Red equivalents · Coral Red equivalents