What is the difference between Quinacridone Violet and Scarlet Red?

ΔE 8 (close). Scarlet Red is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quinacridone Violet vs Scarlet Red

Quinacridone Violet

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

Scarlet Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.012
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a0262e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Scarlet Red is a little lighter, more muted than Quinacridone Violet.

Can I use Scarlet Red instead of Quinacridone Violet?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Scarlet Red is a little lighter, more muted than Quinacridone Violet.

Can I use Quinacridone Violet instead of Scarlet Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quinacridone Violet 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 Violet on the colour wheel See Scarlet 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 Scarlet Red
Quinacridone Violet vs Dark Vermilion (70.947)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Scarlet Red
Quinacridone Violet vs Ferrari Red (71.085)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Golden paints close to Scarlet Red

Scarlet Red vs Quinacridone Magenta (PR122)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair
Scarlet Red vs Quinacridone Burnt OrangeHeavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 12, fair
Scarlet Red vs Burnt Sienna (PBr7)Heavy Body Acrylics · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Quinacridone Violet equivalents · Scarlet Red equivalents