What is the difference between Angron Red Clear and Amaranth Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Amaranth Red is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Angron Red Clear vs Amaranth Red

Angron Red Clear

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

Amaranth Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.829
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d34535 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Amaranth Red is a little lighter, more muted than Angron Red Clear.

Can I use Amaranth Red instead of Angron Red Clear?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Amaranth Red is a little lighter, more muted than Angron Red Clear.

Can I use Angron Red Clear instead of Amaranth Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Angron Red Clear is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Amaranth Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Angron Red Clear

Angron Red Clear vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Amaranth Red
Angron Red Clear vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Amaranth Red
Angron Red Clear vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Amaranth Red

Other Citadel paints close to Amaranth Red

Amaranth Red vs Astorath RedColour: Dry · ΔE 8, close · closer than Angron Red Clear
Amaranth Red vs Squig OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Angron Red Clear
Amaranth Red vs Evil Sunz ScarletColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Angron Red Clear equivalents · Amaranth Red equivalents