What is the difference between Carnage Red and Scarlet Red?

ΔE 19 (loose). Scarlet Red is a little darker, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Carnage Red vs Scarlet Red

Carnage Red

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3218
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c12b24 (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 18.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Scarlet Red is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Carnage Red.

Can I use Scarlet Red instead of Carnage Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Scarlet Red is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Carnage Red.

Can I use Carnage Red instead of Scarlet Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Carnage Red is a little lighter, much more saturated, 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 Carnage Red on the colour wheel See Scarlet 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 Scarlet Red
Carnage Red vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scarlet Red
Carnage Red vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scarlet Red

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Scarlet Red

Scarlet Red vs Sangria Red (1789)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Carnage Red
Scarlet Red vs Scab Red (4116)Opaque Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Carnage Red
Scarlet Red vs Brown Skin (3219)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Carnage Red

All matches: Carnage Red equivalents · Scarlet Red equivalents