What is the difference between Primary Magenta and Amaranth Red?

ΔE 12 (fair). Amaranth Red is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Primary Magenta vs Amaranth Red

Primary Magenta

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PV19
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb1b26 (estimate)

Amaranth Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.829
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d34535 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Amaranth Red is a little lighter, more muted than Primary Magenta.

Can I use Amaranth Red instead of Primary Magenta?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Amaranth Red is a little lighter, more muted than Primary Magenta.

Can I use Primary Magenta instead of Amaranth Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Primary Magenta is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Primary Magenta on the colour wheel See Amaranth Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Primary Magenta

Primary Magenta vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Amaranth Red
Primary Magenta vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Amaranth Red
Primary Magenta vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Amaranth Red

Other Golden paints close to Amaranth Red

Amaranth Red vs C.P. Cadmium Red DarkHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair
Amaranth Red vs Quinacridone Red (PV19)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 13, fair
Amaranth Red vs C.P. Cadmium Red MediumHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Primary Magenta equivalents · Amaranth Red equivalents