What is the difference between Pale Carmine Red and Scarlet?

ΔE 9 (close). Scarlet is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Carmine Red vs Scarlet

Pale Carmine Red

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

Scarlet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.817
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c03734 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Scarlet is a little darker, more muted than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Scarlet instead of Pale Carmine Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Scarlet is a little darker, more muted than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Pale Carmine Red instead of Scarlet?

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 Scarlet 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 Scarlet
Pale Carmine Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scarlet
Pale Carmine Red vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Scarlet

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Scarlet

Scarlet vs Alizarin Crimson (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 11, fair
Scarlet vs Cherry Wood (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair
Scarlet vs Cartacci Red (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Pale Carmine Red equivalents · Scarlet equivalents