What is the difference between Quinacridone Magenta and Sunset Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Sunset Red is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quinacridone Magenta vs Sunset Red

Quinacridone Magenta

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PR122
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #aa0938 (estimate)

Sunset Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.802
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bd2451 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.4, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sunset Red is a little lighter, cooler than Quinacridone Magenta.

Can I use Sunset Red instead of Quinacridone Magenta?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Sunset Red is a little lighter, cooler than Quinacridone Magenta.

Can I use Quinacridone Magenta instead of Sunset Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quinacridone Magenta 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 Quinacridone Magenta on the colour wheel See Sunset Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Quinacridone Magenta

Quinacridone Magenta vs Red (71.102)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sunset Red
Quinacridone Magenta vs Scarlet Red (72.012)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair
Quinacridone Magenta vs Flat Red (70.957)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Golden paints close to Sunset Red

Sunset Red vs Quinacridone Violet (PV19)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 21, loose
Sunset Red vs Cobalt Violet HueHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 23, loose
Sunset Red vs C.P. Cadmium Red DarkHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 24, loose

All matches: Quinacridone Magenta equivalents · Sunset Red equivalents