What is the difference between Pure Red and Bloodstone?

ΔE 26 (loose). Bloodstone is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pure Red vs Bloodstone

Pure Red

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

Bloodstone

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93029
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a3b1d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 25.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bloodstone is much more muted, warmer than Pure Red.

Can I use Bloodstone instead of Pure Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Bloodstone is much more muted, warmer than Pure Red.

Can I use Pure Red instead of Bloodstone?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pure Red is much more saturated, cooler.

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 Bloodstone on the colour wheel

Other Formula P3 paints close to Pure Red

Pure Red vs Skorne Red (93020)Formula P3 · ΔE 10, close · closer than Bloodstone
Pure Red vs Khador Red Base (93021)Formula P3 · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Bloodstone
Pure Red vs Inferno Orange (93147)Formula P3 · ΔE 22, loose · closer than Bloodstone

Other Army Painter paints close to Bloodstone

Bloodstone vs Fresh RustWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pure Red
Bloodstone vs Rust (WP4034P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pure Red
Bloodstone vs Molten OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pure Red

All matches: Pure Red equivalents · Bloodstone equivalents