Red Tone vs Dragon Blood

Red Tone

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Warpaints Fanatic
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#8a1a20 (estimate)

Dragon Blood

Brand
Scale75
Range
Instant Colors
Code
SIN02
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#800a24 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dragon Blood is a little darker, cooler than Red Tone. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Red Tone is a wash/shade and Scale75 Dragon Blood is a one-coat contrast-style paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Dragon Blood instead of Red Tone?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Dragon Blood is a little darker, cooler than Red Tone. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Red Tone instead of Dragon Blood?

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

Other Scale75 paints close to Red Tone

Other Army Painter paints close to Dragon Blood

All matches: Red Tone equivalents · Dragon Blood equivalents

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