What is the difference between Ruddy Terra and Red?

ΔE 10 (close). Red is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ruddy Terra vs Red

Ruddy Terra

Brand: Army Painter
Range: John Blanche Vol. 1-4
Code: Vol. 2
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #924237 (estimate)

Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.269
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #973336 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red is more saturated, cooler than Ruddy Terra.

Can I use Red instead of Ruddy Terra?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Red is more saturated, cooler than Ruddy Terra.

Can I use Ruddy Terra instead of Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ruddy Terra is more muted, 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 Ruddy Terra on the colour wheel See Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ruddy Terra

Ruddy Terra vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Red
Ruddy Terra vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red
Ruddy Terra vs Fire Red (71.084)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Red

Other Army Painter paints close to Red

Red vs Wyvern FuryWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ruddy Terra
Red vs Vampire RedWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Ruddy Terra
Red vs Resplendent RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close

All matches: Ruddy Terra equivalents · Red equivalents