What is the difference between Pale Carmine Red and Amaranth Red?

ΔE 8 (close). Amaranth Red is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Carmine Red vs Amaranth Red

Pale Carmine Red

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Signature Series
Code: Signature
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d9383d (estimate)

Amaranth Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.829
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d34535 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Amaranth Red is warmer than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Amaranth Red instead of Pale Carmine Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Amaranth Red is warmer than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Pale Carmine Red instead of Amaranth Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Carmine Red is 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 Pale Carmine Red on the colour wheel See Amaranth Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Pale Carmine Red

Pale Carmine Red vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Amaranth Red
Pale Carmine Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Amaranth Red
Pale Carmine Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Amaranth Red

Amaranth Red vs Salmon Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, close
Amaranth Red vs Toluidine Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair
Amaranth Red vs Cherry Wood (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Pale Carmine Red equivalents · Amaranth Red equivalents