Cadmium Red Medium Hue vs Inferno Red

Cadmium Red Medium Hue

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PR112 / PR5
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#dd1a13 (estimate)

Inferno Red

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Fantasy-Pro
Code
74.022
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#f82f30 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Inferno Red is a little lighter than Cadmium Red Medium Hue.

Can I use Inferno Red instead of Cadmium Red Medium Hue?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Inferno Red is a little lighter than Cadmium Red Medium Hue.

Can I use Cadmium Red Medium Hue instead of Inferno Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cadmium Red Medium Hue 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 Cadmium Red Medium Hue on the colour wheel See Inferno Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cadmium Red Medium Hue

Other Golden paints close to Inferno Red

All matches: Cadmium Red Medium Hue equivalents · Inferno Red equivalents

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