What is the difference between Glorious Magenta and Seraph Red?

ΔE 23 (loose). Seraph Red is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Glorious Magenta vs Seraph Red

Glorious Magenta

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Dipping Inks
Code: 4219
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #812f4d (estimate)

Seraph Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Xpress Color
Code: 72.479
Type: a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch: #651819 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 22.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Seraph Red is noticeably darker, warmer than Glorious Magenta.

Can I use Seraph Red instead of Glorious Magenta?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Seraph Red is noticeably darker, warmer than Glorious Magenta.

Can I use Glorious Magenta instead of Seraph Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Glorious Magenta is noticeably lighter, cooler.

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 Glorious Magenta on the colour wheel See Seraph Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Glorious Magenta

Glorious Magenta vs Demonic Skin (72.458)Xpress Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Seraph Red
Glorious Magenta vs Velvet Red (72.407)Xpress Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Seraph Red
Glorious Magenta vs Deep Purple (72.409)Xpress Color · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Seraph Red

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Seraph Red

Seraph Red vs Goth Skin (4236)Dipping Inks · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Glorious Magenta
Seraph Red vs Amberglow (4232)Dipping Inks · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Glorious Magenta
Seraph Red vs Red Cloak (4217)Dipping Inks · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Glorious Magenta

All matches: Glorious Magenta equivalents · Seraph Red equivalents