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Standard RLM Number 23 Name Red Swatch #cb2624 (estimate, from Vallejo Red RLM23) RLM numbers are the German Air Ministry colours used on Luftwaffe aircraft. Paint makers each mix their own version of a standard colour, and faded or weathered vehicles vary a lot, so expect some difference between brands.
Paints labelled RLM 23 Vallejo and Mr. Hobby name these paints for RLM 23.
Nearest colours in other brands Brands that don't label a paint RLM 23: the nearest swatch to Vallejo Red RLM23. These are colour matches from our estimates, not the maker's own pairing.
Citadel Angron Red Clear Colour: Air · ΔE 2, very close Army Painter Angelic Red Warpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close Pro Acryl Pyrrole Red (E003) Expert Acrylics · ΔE 4, very close AK Interactive Clear Red (AK11213) 3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 2, very close Two Thin Coats Demon Red Triads: highlights · ΔE 7, close Reaper Bright Coral (09181) Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close Formula P3 Skorne Red (93020) Formula P3 · ΔE 12, fair Kimera Kolors Toluidine Red (Pure Pigments) Pure Pigments · ΔE 6, close Golden Primary Magenta (PV19) Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 3, very close Nocturna Models Scarlett Red (NA22) N-Paint Basic · ΔE 11, fair Bear Cavalry Blood Red Skies Bear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 13, fair Scale75 Primary Red (Artist) Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 4, very close Tamiya Mica Red (TS-39) TS Spray · ΔE 6, very close AMMO by Mig Coral Pink (ATOM-20035) ATOM · ΔE 3, very close Green Stuff World Primaris Red (4117) Opaque Colors · ΔE 4, very close All RAL, RLM and FS colours
© 2026 AK Tabletop Studio. Swatch colours are estimates and will differ from the real paints; cross-brand matches are close, never exact.
Chart-listed matches come from the Two Thin Coats Paint Comparison Chart 2024, the Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic conversion chart, the AK 3rd Generation Acrylics equivalence table (2021) and the Herrick Games hobby paint comparison chart; the rest are a nearest-colour calculation.
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