What is the difference between Purple and Worn Red?

ΔE 26 (loose). Worn Red is noticeably lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Purple vs Worn Red

Purple

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a2294c (estimate)

Worn Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.023
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f34f72 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 25.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Worn Red is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Purple.

Can I use Worn Red instead of Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 26). Worn Red is noticeably lighter, much more saturated than Purple.

Can I use Purple instead of Worn Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Purple is noticeably darker, much 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 Purple on the colour wheel See Worn Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Purple

Purple vs Warlord Purple (72.014)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Worn Red
Purple vs Sunset Red (70.802)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Worn Red
Purple vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Worn Red

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Worn Red

Worn Red vs Fuchsia Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Purple
Worn Red vs Pale Carmine Red (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Purple
Worn Red vs Pink Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Purple

All matches: Purple equivalents · Worn Red equivalents