What is the difference between C.P. Cadmium Red Dark and Sunset Red?

ΔE 24 (loose). Sunset Red is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

C.P. Cadmium Red Dark vs Sunset Red

C.P. Cadmium Red Dark

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b81825 (estimate)

Sunset Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.802
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bd2451 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sunset Red is more muted, cooler than C.P. Cadmium Red Dark.

Can I use Sunset Red instead of C.P. Cadmium Red Dark?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 24). Sunset Red is more muted, cooler than C.P. Cadmium Red Dark.

Can I use C.P. Cadmium Red Dark instead of Sunset Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: C.P. Cadmium Red Dark is more saturated, 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 C.P. Cadmium Red Dark on the colour wheel See Sunset Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to C.P. Cadmium Red Dark

C.P. Cadmium Red Dark vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sunset Red
C.P. Cadmium Red Dark vs Dark Vermilion (70.947)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sunset Red
C.P. Cadmium Red Dark vs Gory Red (72.011)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Sunset Red

Other Golden paints close to Sunset Red

Sunset Red vs Quinacridone Magenta (PR122)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than C.P. Cadmium Red Dark
Sunset Red vs Quinacridone Violet (PV19)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 21, loose · closer than C.P. Cadmium Red Dark
Sunset Red vs Cobalt Violet HueHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 23, loose · closer than C.P. Cadmium Red Dark

All matches: C.P. Cadmium Red Dark equivalents · Sunset Red equivalents