What is the difference between Mindcrime Magenta and Bloody Red?

ΔE 19 (loose). Bloody Red is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mindcrime Magenta vs Bloody Red

Mindcrime Magenta

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c70144 (estimate)

Bloody Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #df2836 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bloody Red is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Mindcrime Magenta.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Mindcrime Magenta?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Bloody Red is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Mindcrime Magenta.

Can I use Mindcrime Magenta instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mindcrime Magenta is a little darker, 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 Mindcrime Magenta on the colour wheel See Bloody Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mindcrime Magenta

Mindcrime Magenta vs Sunset Red (70.802)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Bloody Red
Mindcrime Magenta vs Lipstick (74.029)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Bloody Red
Mindcrime Magenta vs Red (71.102)Model Air · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Bloody Red

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Bloody Red

Bloody Red vs Blood Red SkiesBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Mindcrime Magenta
Bloody Red vs The Red BaronBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 10, close · closer than Mindcrime Magenta
Bloody Red vs SekigaharaBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 25, loose

All matches: Mindcrime Magenta equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents