What is the difference between Bloodstone and Gory Red?

ΔE 16 (loose). Gory Red is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bloodstone vs Gory Red

Bloodstone

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

Gory Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.011
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a51c21 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Gory Red is more saturated, cooler than Bloodstone.

Can I use Gory Red instead of Bloodstone?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Gory Red is more saturated, cooler than Bloodstone.

Can I use Bloodstone instead of Gory Red?

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 Gory Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bloodstone

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

Other Formula P3 paints close to Gory Red

Gory Red vs Skorne Red (93020)Formula P3 · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bloodstone
Gory Red vs Sanguine Highlight (93053)Formula P3 · ΔE 20, loose
Gory Red vs Sanguine Base (93019)Formula P3 · ΔE 26, loose

All matches: Bloodstone equivalents · Gory Red equivalents