What is the difference between Pyrrole Red Dark and Bloody Red?

ΔE 12 (fair). Bloody Red is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pyrrole Red Dark vs Bloody Red

Pyrrole Red Dark

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c20b15 (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 11.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bloody Red is a little lighter, cooler than Pyrrole Red Dark.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Pyrrole Red Dark?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Bloody Red is a little lighter, cooler than Pyrrole Red Dark.

Can I use Pyrrole Red Dark instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pyrrole Red Dark is a little darker, warmer.

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 Pyrrole Red Dark on the colour wheel See Bloody Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pyrrole Red Dark

Pyrrole Red Dark vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Pyrrole Red Dark vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bloody Red
Pyrrole Red Dark vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 13, fair

Other Golden paints close to Bloody Red

Bloody Red vs Quinacridone Red (PV19)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Pyrrole Red Dark
Bloody Red vs Primary Magenta (PV19)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pyrrole Red Dark
Bloody Red vs C.P. Cadmium Red MediumHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pyrrole Red Dark

All matches: Pyrrole Red Dark equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents