Angron Red Clear vs Pyrrole Red

Angron Red Clear

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Air
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#d02a2a (estimate)

Pyrrole Red

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8582
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#dc2128 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Pyrrole Red is more saturated than Angron Red Clear. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Angron Red Clear is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Pyrrole Red is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Pyrrole Red instead of Angron Red Clear?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Pyrrole Red is more saturated than Angron Red Clear. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Angron Red Clear instead of Pyrrole Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Angron Red Clear is 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 Angron Red Clear on the colour wheel See Pyrrole Red on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Angron Red Clear

Other Citadel paints close to Pyrrole Red

All matches: Angron Red Clear equivalents · Pyrrole Red equivalents

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