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

ΔE 7 (close). Bloody Red is more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Carmine Red vs Bloody Red

Pale Carmine Red

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

Bloody Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #df2836 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bloody Red is more saturated than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Pale Carmine Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Bloody Red is more saturated than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Pale Carmine Red instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Carmine Red is more muted.

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 Bloody 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 Bloody Red
Pale Carmine Red vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 8, close
Pale Carmine Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 9, close

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Bloody Red

Bloody Red vs Pink Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Bloody Red vs Toluidine Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 6, close · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Bloody Red vs The Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Pale Carmine Red equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents