What is the difference between Primary Magenta and Bloody Red?

ΔE 6 (close). Bloody Red is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Primary Magenta vs Bloody Red

Primary Magenta

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PV19
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb1b26 (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 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bloody Red is a little lighter than Primary Magenta.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Primary Magenta?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Bloody Red is a little lighter than Primary Magenta.

Can I use Primary Magenta instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Primary Magenta 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 Primary Magenta on the colour wheel See Bloody 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 Bloody Red
Primary Magenta vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Primary Magenta vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Golden paints close to Bloody Red

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

All matches: Primary Magenta equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents