What is the difference between Cutthroat Red and Bloody Red?

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

Cutthroat Red vs Bloody Red

Cutthroat Red

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1787
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d11818 (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 11.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Bloody Red is a little lighter, more muted, cooler than Cutthroat Red.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Cutthroat 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 muted, cooler than Cutthroat Red.

Can I use Cutthroat Red instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cutthroat Red is a little darker, 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 Cutthroat Red on the colour wheel See Bloody Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Cutthroat Red

Cutthroat Red vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Cutthroat Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Bloody Red
Cutthroat Red vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 9, 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 Cutthroat Red
Bloody Red vs Carnage Red (3218)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair
Bloody Red vs Blushing Flesh (1827)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Cutthroat Red equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents