What is the difference between Carnage Red and Bloody Red?

ΔE 12 (fair). Bloody Red is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Carnage Red vs Bloody Red

Carnage Red

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3218
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c12b24 (estimate)

Bloody Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #df2836 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bloody Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Carnage Red.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Carnage Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Bloody Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Carnage Red.

Can I use Carnage Red instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Carnage Red is a little darker, more muted.

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 Carnage Red on the colour wheel See Bloody Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Carnage Red

Carnage Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Carnage Red vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bloody Red
Carnage Red vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bloody Red

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Bloody Red

Bloody Red vs Primaris Red (4117)Opaque Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Carnage Red
Bloody Red vs Cutthroat Red (1787)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Carnage Red
Bloody Red vs Blushing Flesh (1827)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Carnage Red equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents