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

ΔE 23 (loose). Sunset Red is a little darker, more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Pale Carmine Red vs Sunset Red

Pale Carmine Red

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

Sunset Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.802
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bd2451 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Sunset Red is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Sunset Red instead of Pale Carmine Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Sunset Red is a little darker, more muted, cooler than Pale Carmine Red.

Can I use Pale Carmine Red instead of Sunset Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Pale Carmine Red is a little lighter, more saturated, warmer.

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

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Sunset Red

Sunset Red vs Purple (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Sunset Red vs Magenta (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Pale Carmine Red
Sunset Red vs Fuchsia Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Pale Carmine Red

All matches: Pale Carmine Red equivalents · Sunset Red equivalents