What is the difference between Quartz Magenta and Ink Red?

ΔE 32 (loose). Ink Red is noticeably darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Quartz Magenta vs Ink Red

Quartz Magenta

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Washes & Intensity Inks
Code: 1757 Ink
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #e4457d (estimate)

Ink Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color Ink
Code: 72.086
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #a5162a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 31.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ink Red is noticeably darker, warmer than Quartz Magenta.

Can I use Ink Red instead of Quartz Magenta?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 32). Ink Red is noticeably darker, warmer than Quartz Magenta.

Can I use Quartz Magenta instead of Ink Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Quartz 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 Quartz Magenta on the colour wheel See Ink Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Quartz Magenta

Quartz Magenta vs Ink Magenta (72.083)Game Color Ink · ΔE 25, loose · closer than Ink Red
Quartz Magenta vs Mahogany Ink (70.828)Model Color · ΔE 59, loose
Quartz Magenta vs Ink Violet (72.087)Game Color Ink · ΔE 63, loose

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Ink Red

Ink Red vs Transparent Magenta (4275)Acrylic Inks · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Quartz Magenta
Ink Red vs Red (4289)Acrylic Inks · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Quartz Magenta
Ink Red vs Brown (4292)Acrylic Inks · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Quartz Magenta

All matches: Quartz Magenta equivalents · Ink Red equivalents