What is the difference between Quinacridone Crimson and Red?

ΔE 16 (loose). Red is much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quinacridone Crimson vs Red

Quinacridone Crimson

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bc0923 (estimate)

Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.102
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b02638 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red is much more muted, cooler than Quinacridone Crimson.

Can I use Red instead of Quinacridone Crimson?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Red is much more muted, cooler than Quinacridone Crimson.

Can I use Quinacridone Crimson instead of Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quinacridone Crimson is much more saturated, 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 Quinacridone Crimson on the colour wheel See Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Quinacridone Crimson

Quinacridone Crimson vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Red
Quinacridone Crimson vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red
Quinacridone Crimson vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Red

Other Golden paints close to Red

Red vs Quinacridone Magenta (PR122)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 7, close · closer than Quinacridone Crimson
Red vs Quinacridone Violet (PV19)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 9, close · closer than Quinacridone Crimson
Red vs C.P. Cadmium Red DarkHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Quinacridone Crimson

All matches: Quinacridone Crimson equivalents · Red equivalents