What is the difference between Pale Carmine Red and Red?

ΔE 16 (loose). Red is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Carmine Red vs Red

Pale Carmine Red

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

Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.102
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b02638 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red is a little darker, more muted than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Red instead of Pale Carmine Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Red is a little darker, more muted than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Pale Carmine Red instead of Red?

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

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Red

Red vs Magenta (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Red vs Alizarin Crimson (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Red vs Purple (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 16, loose

All matches: Pale Carmine Red equivalents · Red equivalents