What is the difference between Quinacridone Crimson and Red RLM23?

ΔE 7 (close). Red RLM23 is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quinacridone Crimson vs Red RLM23

Quinacridone Crimson

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

Red RLM23

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.003
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb2624 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red RLM23 is a little lighter than Quinacridone Crimson.

Can I use Red RLM23 instead of Quinacridone Crimson?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Red RLM23 is a little lighter than Quinacridone Crimson.

Can I use Quinacridone Crimson instead of Red RLM23?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quinacridone Crimson 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 Quinacridone Crimson on the colour wheel See Red RLM23 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 RLM23
Quinacridone Crimson vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair
Quinacridone Crimson vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Golden paints close to Red RLM23

Red RLM23 vs Primary Magenta (PV19)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Quinacridone Crimson
Red RLM23 vs C.P. Cadmium Red MediumHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Quinacridone Crimson
Red RLM23 vs Naphthol Red Medium (PR5)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Quinacridone Crimson

All matches: Quinacridone Crimson equivalents · Red RLM23 equivalents