What is the difference between Wild Rider Red and C.P. Cadmium Red Medium?

ΔE 8 (close). C.P. Cadmium Red Medium is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wild Rider Red vs C.P. Cadmium Red Medium

Wild Rider Red

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e83a2a (estimate)

C.P. Cadmium Red Medium

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d11d21 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. C.P. Cadmium Red Medium is a little darker than Wild Rider Red.

Can I use C.P. Cadmium Red Medium instead of Wild Rider Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). C.P. Cadmium Red Medium is a little darker than Wild Rider Red.

Can I use Wild Rider Red instead of C.P. Cadmium Red Medium?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wild Rider Red is a little lighter.

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 Wild Rider Red on the colour wheel See C.P. Cadmium Red Medium on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Wild Rider Red

Wild Rider Red vs Cadmium Red Medium Hue (PR112 / PR5)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 8, close
Wild Rider Red vs Pyrrole Red (PR254)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close
Wild Rider Red vs Naphthol Red Medium (PR5)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close

Other Citadel paints close to C.P. Cadmium Red Medium

C.P. Cadmium Red Medium vs Angron Red ClearColour: Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Wild Rider Red
C.P. Cadmium Red Medium vs Evil Sunz ScarletColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Wild Rider Red
C.P. Cadmium Red Medium vs Evil Sunz ScarletColour: Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Wild Rider Red

All matches: Wild Rider Red equivalents · C.P. Cadmium Red Medium equivalents