What is the difference between Alizarin Crimson and Gory Red?

ΔE 10 (close). Gory Red is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Alizarin Crimson vs Gory Red

Alizarin Crimson

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b60520 (estimate)

Gory Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.011
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a51c21 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Gory Red is more muted than Alizarin Crimson.

Can I use Gory Red instead of Alizarin Crimson?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Gory Red is more muted than Alizarin Crimson.

Can I use Alizarin Crimson instead of Gory Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Alizarin Crimson is more saturated.

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 Alizarin Crimson on the colour wheel See Gory Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Alizarin Crimson

Alizarin Crimson vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Gory Red
Alizarin Crimson vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Gory Red
Alizarin Crimson vs Dark Vermilion (70.947)Model Color · ΔE 10, close

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Gory Red

Gory Red vs Cartacci Red (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair
Gory Red vs Cherry Wood (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair
Gory Red vs Magenta (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, fair

All matches: Alizarin Crimson equivalents · Gory Red equivalents