What is the difference between Wyvern Fury and Scarlet Red?

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

Wyvern Fury vs Scarlet Red

Wyvern Fury

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c2e3d (estimate)

Scarlet Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.012
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a0262e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Scarlet Red is more saturated, warmer than Wyvern Fury.

Can I use Scarlet Red instead of Wyvern Fury?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Scarlet Red is more saturated, warmer than Wyvern Fury.

Can I use Wyvern Fury instead of Scarlet Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wyvern Fury is more muted, 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 Wyvern Fury on the colour wheel See Scarlet Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wyvern Fury

Wyvern Fury vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Scarlet Red
Wyvern Fury vs Flat Red (70.957)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scarlet Red
Wyvern Fury vs Carmine Red (70.908)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Army Painter paints close to Scarlet Red

Scarlet Red vs Resplendent RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Wyvern Fury
Scarlet Red vs Abomination GoreWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Wyvern Fury
Scarlet Red vs True BloodWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Wyvern Fury

All matches: Wyvern Fury equivalents · Scarlet Red equivalents