What is the difference between Quinacridone Red Light and Red RLM23?

ΔE 11 (fair). Red RLM23 is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quinacridone Red Light vs Red RLM23

Quinacridone Red Light

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c22d0a (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 10.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Red RLM23 is cooler than Quinacridone Red Light.

Can I use Red RLM23 instead of Quinacridone Red Light?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Red RLM23 is cooler than Quinacridone Red Light.

Can I use Quinacridone Red Light instead of Red RLM23?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quinacridone Red Light is 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 Red Light on the colour wheel See Red RLM23 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Quinacridone Red Light

Quinacridone Red Light vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Red RLM23
Quinacridone Red Light vs Bright Orange (70.851)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair
Quinacridone Red Light vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 11, fair

Other Golden paints close to Red RLM23

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

All matches: Quinacridone Red Light equivalents · Red RLM23 equivalents