What is the difference between Pink Horror and Clear Red?

ΔE 32 (loose). Clear Red is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pink Horror vs Clear Red

Pink Horror

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b84a7a (estimate)

Clear Red

Brand: Tamiya
Range: X Gloss Acrylic
Code: X-27
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #eb008b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 32.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Clear Red is a little lighter, much more saturated than Pink Horror.

Can I use Clear Red instead of Pink Horror?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 32). Clear Red is a little lighter, much more saturated than Pink Horror.

Can I use Pink Horror instead of Clear Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pink Horror 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 Pink Horror on the colour wheel See Clear Red on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Pink Horror

Pink Horror vs Pink (X-17)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Clear Red
Pink Horror vs Translucent Red (PS-37)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 29, loose · closer than Clear Red
Pink Horror vs Pink (PS-11)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 29, loose · closer than Clear Red

Other Citadel paints close to Clear Red

Clear Red vs Wazdakka RedColour: Layer · ΔE 40, loose
Clear Red vs Emperor's ChildrenColour: Layer · ΔE 42, loose
Clear Red vs Astorath RedColour: Dry · ΔE 49, loose

All matches: Pink Horror equivalents · Clear Red equivalents