What is the difference between Cutthroat Red and Light Red?

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

Cutthroat Red vs Light Red

Cutthroat Red

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1787
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d11818 (estimate)

Light Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.086
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e83d26 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Light Red is a little lighter than Cutthroat Red.

Can I use Light Red instead of Cutthroat Red?

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

Can I use Cutthroat Red instead of Light Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Cutthroat Red 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 Cutthroat Red on the colour wheel See Light 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 Light Red
Cutthroat Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Light Red
Cutthroat Red vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Light Red

Light Red vs Primaris Red (4117)Opaque Colors · ΔE 8, close · closer than Cutthroat Red
Light Red vs Ember Orange (1785)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair
Light Red vs Red Truth (3217)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Cutthroat Red equivalents · Light Red equivalents