What is the difference between Quinacridone Violet and Red?

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

Quinacridone Violet vs Red

Quinacridone Violet

Brand: Golden
Range: Heavy Body Acrylics
Code: PV19
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #9c051f (estimate)

Red

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

How close are they?

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

Can I use Red instead of Quinacridone Violet?

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

Can I use Quinacridone Violet instead of Red?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Quinacridone Violet

Quinacridone Violet vs Gory Red (72.011)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Red
Quinacridone Violet vs Dark Vermilion (70.947)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red
Quinacridone Violet vs Scarlet Red (72.012)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red

Other Golden paints close to Red

Red vs Quinacridone Magenta (PR122)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 7, close · closer than Quinacridone Violet
Red vs C.P. Cadmium Red DarkHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 13, fair
Red vs Quinacridone CrimsonHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Quinacridone Violet equivalents · Red equivalents