What is the difference between Evil Sunz Scarlet and Bloody Red?

ΔE 7 (close). Bloody Red is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Evil Sunz Scarlet vs Bloody Red

Evil Sunz Scarlet

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

Bloody Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #df2836 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bloody Red is a little lighter than Evil Sunz Scarlet.

✓ Herrick Games paint comparison chart lists these two as equivalents.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Evil Sunz Scarlet?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Bloody Red is a little lighter than Evil Sunz Scarlet.

Can I use Evil Sunz Scarlet instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Evil Sunz Scarlet is a little darker.

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 Bloody Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Evil Sunz Scarlet

Evil Sunz Scarlet vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Evil Sunz Scarlet vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Evil Sunz Scarlet vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Citadel paints close to Bloody Red

Bloody Red vs Angron Red ClearColour: Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Evil Sunz Scarlet
Bloody Red vs Evil Sunz ScarletColour: Air · ΔE 7, close
Bloody Red vs Wild Rider RedColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Evil Sunz Scarlet equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents