What is the difference between Naphthol Red Medium and Light Red?

ΔE 10 (fair). Light Red is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Naphthol Red Medium vs Light Red

Naphthol Red Medium

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PR5
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb151a (estimate)

Light Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.086
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e83d26 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Red is a little lighter than Naphthol Red Medium.

Can I use Light Red instead of Naphthol Red Medium?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 10). Light Red is a little lighter than Naphthol Red Medium.

Can I use Naphthol Red Medium instead of Light Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Naphthol 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 Naphthol Red Medium on the colour wheel See Light Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Naphthol Red Medium

Naphthol Red Medium vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Red
Naphthol Red Medium vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Light Red
Naphthol Red Medium vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Light Red

Other Golden paints close to Light Red

Light Red vs Cadmium Red Medium Hue (PR112 / PR5)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 8, close · closer than Naphthol Red Medium
Light Red vs Pyrrole Red (PR254)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Naphthol Red Medium
Light Red vs C.P. Cadmium Red MediumHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 10, close · closer than Naphthol Red Medium

All matches: Naphthol Red Medium equivalents · Light Red equivalents