What is the difference between Quinacridone Crimson and Vermilion?

ΔE 6 (close). Vermilion is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quinacridone Crimson vs Vermilion

Quinacridone Crimson

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

Vermilion

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.909
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c52832 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Vermilion is a little lighter, more muted than Quinacridone Crimson.

Can I use Vermilion instead of Quinacridone Crimson?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Vermilion is a little lighter, more muted than Quinacridone Crimson.

Can I use Quinacridone Crimson instead of Vermilion?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quinacridone Crimson is a little darker, more saturated.

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 Vermilion on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Quinacridone Crimson

Quinacridone Crimson vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 7, close
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 Vermilion

Vermilion vs C.P. Cadmium Red DarkHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Quinacridone Crimson
Vermilion vs Quinacridone Red (PV19)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 8, close
Vermilion vs Primary Magenta (PV19)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Quinacridone Crimson equivalents · Vermilion equivalents