What is the difference between Wild Rider Red and Primary Red?

ΔE 8 (close). Primary Red is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wild Rider Red vs Primary Red

Wild Rider Red

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

Primary Red

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d62929 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Primary Red is a little darker than Wild Rider Red.

Can I use Primary Red instead of Wild Rider Red?

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

Can I use Wild Rider Red instead of Primary Red?

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 Primary Red on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Wild Rider Red

Wild Rider Red vs Beherit Red (SFG05)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Primary Red
Wild Rider Red vs Aldebaran Red (SC38)Scalecolor · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Primary Red
Wild Rider Red vs Coral Red (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Primary Red

Other Citadel paints close to Primary Red

Primary Red vs Angron Red ClearColour: Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Wild Rider Red
Primary Red vs Evil Sunz ScarletColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wild Rider Red
Primary Red vs Evil Sunz ScarletColour: Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Wild Rider Red

All matches: Wild Rider Red equivalents · Primary Red equivalents