What is the difference between Pale Carmine Red and Magenta Blood?

ΔE 10 (close). Magenta Blood is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Carmine Red vs Magenta Blood

Pale Carmine Red

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

Magenta Blood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.021
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0364d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Magenta Blood is a little lighter, more saturated than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Magenta Blood instead of Pale Carmine Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Magenta Blood is a little lighter, more saturated than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Pale Carmine Red instead of Magenta Blood?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Carmine Red is a little darker, 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 Magenta Blood 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 Magenta Blood
Pale Carmine Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Magenta Blood
Pale Carmine Red vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Magenta Blood

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Magenta Blood

Magenta Blood vs Pink Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Magenta Blood vs The Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair
Magenta Blood vs Toluidine Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Pale Carmine Red equivalents · Magenta Blood equivalents