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

ΔE 13 (fair). Light Red is noticeably lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pyrrole Red Dark vs Light Red

Pyrrole Red Dark

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c20b15 (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 12.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Light Red is noticeably lighter than Pyrrole Red Dark.

Can I use Light 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 13). Light Red is noticeably lighter than Pyrrole Red Dark.

Can I use Pyrrole Red Dark instead of Light Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pyrrole Red Dark is noticeably 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 Pyrrole Red Dark on the colour wheel See Light 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 Light Red
Pyrrole Red Dark vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Light Red
Pyrrole Red Dark vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 12, 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 Pyrrole Red Dark
Light Red vs Pyrrole Red (PR254)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Pyrrole Red Dark
Light Red vs C.P. Cadmium Red MediumHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 10, close · closer than Pyrrole Red Dark

All matches: Pyrrole Red Dark equivalents · Light Red equivalents