Evil Sunz Scarlet vs Fluorescent Red

Evil Sunz Scarlet

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#c81a2a (estimate)

Fluorescent Red

Brand
Tamiya
Range
TS Spray
Code
TS-36
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#e91c21 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fluorescent Red is a little lighter, much more saturated than Evil Sunz Scarlet. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Evil Sunz Scarlet is an opaque base/layer paint and Tamiya Fluorescent Red is a fluorescent or effect paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Fluorescent Red instead of Evil Sunz Scarlet?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Fluorescent Red is a little lighter, much more saturated than Evil Sunz Scarlet. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Evil Sunz Scarlet instead of Fluorescent Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Evil Sunz Scarlet is a little darker, much 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 Evil Sunz Scarlet on the colour wheel See Fluorescent Red on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Evil Sunz Scarlet

Other Citadel paints close to Fluorescent Red

All matches: Evil Sunz Scarlet equivalents · Fluorescent Red equivalents

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