What is the difference between Sekigahara and Bloody Red?

ΔE 25 (loose). Bloody Red is a little darker, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sekigahara vs Bloody Red

Sekigahara

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cd594f (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 25.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bloody Red is a little darker, much more saturated than Sekigahara.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Sekigahara?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Bloody Red is a little darker, much more saturated than Sekigahara.

Can I use Sekigahara instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Sekigahara is a little lighter, much more muted.

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 Sekigahara on the colour wheel See Bloody Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Sekigahara

Sekigahara vs Faded Red (70.747)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Bloody Red
Sekigahara vs German Orange (70.805)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Bloody Red
Sekigahara vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 13, 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 Sekigahara
Bloody Red vs The Red BaronBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 10, close · closer than Sekigahara
Bloody Red vs Mindcrime MagentaBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Sekigahara

All matches: Sekigahara equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents