Red Oxide vs Red

Red Oxide

Brand
Kimera Kolors
Range
Pure Pigments
Code
Pure Pigments
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#90382e (estimate)

Red

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Air
Code
71.269
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#973336 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red is cooler than Red Oxide.

Can I use Red instead of Red Oxide?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Red is cooler than Red Oxide.

Can I use Red Oxide instead of Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Oxide is 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 Red Oxide on the colour wheel See Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Oxide

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Red

All matches: Red Oxide equivalents · Red equivalents

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