What is the difference between Chotec Orange and Carmine Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Carmine Red is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Chotec Orange vs Carmine Red

Chotec Orange

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T1
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #901a14 (estimate)

Carmine Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.908
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #932126 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Carmine Red is more muted, cooler than Chotec Orange.

Can I use Carmine Red instead of Chotec Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Carmine Red is more muted, cooler than Chotec Orange.

Can I use Chotec Orange instead of Carmine Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Chotec Orange is more saturated, warmer.

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 Chotec Orange on the colour wheel See Carmine Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Chotec Orange

Chotec Orange vs Gory Red (72.011)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Carmine Red
Chotec Orange vs Scarlet Red (72.012)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair
Chotec Orange vs Ferrari Red (71.085)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Carmine Red

Carmine Red vs Mephiston RedColour: Base · ΔE 7, close · closer than Chotec Orange
Carmine Red vs Mephiston RedColour: Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Chotec Orange
Carmine Red vs Wazdakka RedColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Chotec Orange equivalents · Carmine Red equivalents