What is the difference between Mephiston Red and Carmine Red?

ΔE 7 (close). Carmine Red is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mephiston Red vs Carmine Red

Mephiston Red

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Base
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a1a1e (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 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Carmine Red is more muted than Mephiston Red.

Can I use Carmine Red instead of Mephiston Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Carmine Red is more muted than Mephiston Red.

Can I use Mephiston Red instead of Carmine Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mephiston Red is more saturated.

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 Mephiston Red on the colour wheel See Carmine Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mephiston Red

Mephiston Red vs Gory Red (72.011)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Carmine Red
Mephiston Red vs Scarlet Red (72.012)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Carmine Red
Mephiston Red vs Ferrari Red (71.085)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Carmine Red

Other Citadel paints close to Carmine Red

Carmine Red vs Mephiston RedColour: Air · ΔE 7, close
Carmine Red vs Wazdakka RedColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair
Carmine Red vs Knight-Questor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Mephiston Red equivalents · Carmine Red equivalents