What is the difference between Bloodstone and Dark Vermilion?

ΔE 18 (loose). Dark Vermilion is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bloodstone vs Dark Vermilion

Bloodstone

Brand: Formula P3
Range: Formula P3
Code: 93029
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9a3b1d (estimate)

Dark Vermilion

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.947
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b3272f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Dark Vermilion is more saturated, cooler than Bloodstone.

Can I use Dark Vermilion instead of Bloodstone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Dark Vermilion is more saturated, cooler than Bloodstone.

Can I use Bloodstone instead of Dark Vermilion?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bloodstone is more muted, warmer.

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 Bloodstone on the colour wheel See Dark Vermilion on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bloodstone

Bloodstone vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dark Vermilion
Bloodstone vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Dark Vermilion
Bloodstone vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Dark Vermilion

Other Formula P3 paints close to Dark Vermilion

Dark Vermilion vs Skorne Red (93020)Formula P3 · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bloodstone
Dark Vermilion vs Sanguine Highlight (93053)Formula P3 · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Bloodstone
Dark Vermilion vs Khardic Flesh (93057)Formula P3 · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Bloodstone equivalents · Dark Vermilion equivalents