Doomfire Magenta vs Translucent Red

Doomfire Magenta

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#c81a6a (estimate)

Translucent Red

Brand
Tamiya
Range
PS Spray (polycarbonate)
Code
PS-37
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#c7224a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 19.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Translucent Red is warmer than Doomfire Magenta. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Doomfire Magenta is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Tamiya Translucent Red is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Translucent Red instead of Doomfire Magenta?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Translucent Red is warmer than Doomfire Magenta. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Doomfire Magenta instead of Translucent Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Doomfire Magenta is 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 Doomfire Magenta on the colour wheel See Translucent Red on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Doomfire Magenta

Other Citadel paints close to Translucent Red

All matches: Doomfire Magenta equivalents · Translucent Red equivalents

Choose a theme

Changes how the site looks on this device. Paint colours stay the same.