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

ΔE 16 (loose). Light Red is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Evil Sunz Scarlet vs Light Red

Evil Sunz Scarlet

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

Light Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.086
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e83d26 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Red is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Evil Sunz Scarlet.

Can I use Light Red instead of Evil Sunz Scarlet?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Light Red is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer than Evil Sunz Scarlet.

Can I use Evil Sunz Scarlet instead of Light Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Evil Sunz Scarlet is a little darker, more muted, 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 Evil Sunz Scarlet on the colour wheel See Light 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 Light Red
Evil Sunz Scarlet vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Light Red
Evil Sunz Scarlet vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Red

Other Citadel paints close to Light Red

Light Red vs Wild Rider RedColour: Layer · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Evil Sunz Scarlet
Light Red vs Angron Red ClearColour: Air · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Evil Sunz Scarlet
Light Red vs Evil Sunz ScarletColour: Air · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Evil Sunz Scarlet equivalents · Light Red equivalents