What is the difference between Pure Red and Pale Carmine Red?

ΔE 13 (fair). Pale Carmine Red is noticeably lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pure Red vs Pale Carmine Red

Pure Red

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

Pale Carmine Red

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d9383d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.9, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pale Carmine Red is noticeably lighter, more muted than Pure Red.

Can I use Pale Carmine Red instead of Pure Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Pale Carmine Red is noticeably lighter, more muted than Pure Red.

Can I use Pure Red instead of Pale Carmine Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pure Red is noticeably 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 Pale Carmine Red on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Pure Red

Pure Red vs Cartacci Red (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Pure Red vs Alizarin Crimson (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Pure Red vs Toluidine Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Pale Carmine Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Pale Carmine Red

Pale Carmine Red vs Blood ChaliceWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Pure Red
Pale Carmine Red vs Wyrmling RedWarpaints Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pure Red
Pale Carmine Red vs Angelic RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pure Red

All matches: Pure Red equivalents · Pale Carmine Red equivalents