What is the difference between C.P. Cadmium Red Medium and Bloody Red?

ΔE 8 (close). Bloody Red is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

C.P. Cadmium Red Medium vs Bloody Red

C.P. Cadmium Red Medium

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d11d21 (estimate)

Bloody Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #df2836 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bloody Red is a little lighter than C.P. Cadmium Red Medium.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of C.P. Cadmium Red Medium?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Bloody Red is a little lighter than C.P. Cadmium Red Medium.

Can I use C.P. Cadmium Red Medium instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: C.P. Cadmium Red Medium is a little darker.

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 Medium on the colour wheel See Bloody Red on the colour wheel

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

C.P. Cadmium Red Medium vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Bloody Red
C.P. Cadmium Red Medium vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bloody Red
C.P. Cadmium Red Medium vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Golden paints close to Bloody Red

Bloody Red vs Quinacridone Red (PV19)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than C.P. Cadmium Red Medium
Bloody Red vs Primary Magenta (PV19)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 6, close · closer than C.P. Cadmium Red Medium
Bloody Red vs Naphthol Pink (1579)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 8, close

All matches: C.P. Cadmium Red Medium equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents