What is the difference between Sangria Red and Scarlet Red?

ΔE 10 (close). Scarlet Red is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sangria Red vs Scarlet Red

Sangria Red

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1789
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8f1815 (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 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Scarlet Red is a little lighter, cooler than Sangria Red.

Can I use Scarlet Red instead of Sangria Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Scarlet Red is a little lighter, cooler than Sangria Red.

Can I use Sangria Red instead of Scarlet Red?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Sangria Red

Sangria Red vs Gory Red (72.011)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Scarlet Red
Sangria Red vs Carmine Red (70.908)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Scarlet Red
Sangria Red vs Ferrari Red (71.085)Model Air · ΔE 11, fair

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Scarlet Red

Scarlet Red vs Scab Red (4116)Opaque Colors · ΔE 13, fair
Scarlet Red vs Brown Skin (3219)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 19, loose
Scarlet Red vs Carnage Red (3218)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Sangria Red equivalents · Scarlet Red equivalents