What is the difference between Wonka Violet and Red?

ΔE 18 (loose). Red is more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wonka Violet vs Red

Wonka Violet

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3220
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #771642 (estimate)

Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.926
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #71222a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red is more muted, warmer than Wonka Violet.

Can I use Red instead of Wonka Violet?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Red is more muted, warmer than Wonka Violet.

Can I use Wonka Violet instead of Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wonka Violet is more saturated, 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 Wonka Violet on the colour wheel See Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wonka Violet

Wonka Violet vs Magenta (70.945)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Red
Wonka Violet vs Deep Magenta (72.113)Game Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Red
Wonka Violet vs Warlord Purple (72.014)Game Color · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Red

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Red

Red vs Redwood Brown (1832)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Wonka Violet
Red vs Bestial Brown (1833)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 21, loose
Red vs Choco Brown (1831)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 22, loose

All matches: Wonka Violet equivalents · Red equivalents