What is the difference between Bloodtoof Red and Dark Vermilion?

ΔE 9 (close). Dark Vermilion is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bloodtoof Red vs Dark Vermilion

Bloodtoof Red

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T3
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a61432 (estimate)

Dark Vermilion

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.947
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3272f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Dark Vermilion is a little lighter, warmer than Bloodtoof Red.

Can I use Dark Vermilion instead of Bloodtoof Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Dark Vermilion is a little lighter, warmer than Bloodtoof Red.

Can I use Bloodtoof Red instead of Dark Vermilion?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bloodtoof Red is a little darker, 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 Bloodtoof Red on the colour wheel See Dark Vermilion on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bloodtoof Red

Bloodtoof Red vs Red (71.102)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Dark Vermilion
Bloodtoof Red vs Scarlet Red (72.012)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Dark Vermilion
Bloodtoof Red vs Flat Red (70.957)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Dark Vermilion

Other Citadel paints close to Dark Vermilion

Dark Vermilion vs Astorath RedColour: Dry · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bloodtoof Red
Dark Vermilion vs Mephiston RedColour: Base · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bloodtoof Red
Dark Vermilion vs Mephiston RedColour: Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bloodtoof Red

All matches: Bloodtoof Red equivalents · Dark Vermilion equivalents