Red Tone vs Mayhem Red

Red Tone

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

Mayhem Red

Brand
Scale75
Range
Fantasy & Games
Code
SFG03
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#a32930 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Mayhem Red is a little lighter than Red Tone. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Red Tone is a wash/shade and Scale75 Mayhem Red 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 Mayhem Red instead of Red Tone?

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

Can I use Red Tone instead of Mayhem Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Tone is a little darker.

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 Mayhem Red on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Red Tone

Other Army Painter paints close to Mayhem Red

All matches: Red Tone equivalents · Mayhem Red equivalents

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