What is the difference between Red Oxide and Warlord Purple?

ΔE 32 (loose). Warlord Purple is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Oxide vs Warlord Purple

Red Oxide

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

Warlord Purple

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.014
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ab2e62 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 31.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Warlord Purple is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Red Oxide.

Can I use Warlord Purple instead of Red Oxide?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 32). Warlord Purple is a little lighter, more saturated, cooler than Red Oxide.

Can I use Red Oxide instead of Warlord Purple?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Oxide is a little darker, more muted, 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 Warlord Purple on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Oxide

Red Oxide vs Dark Flesh Tone (72.044)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Warlord Purple
Red Oxide vs Red (71.269)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Warlord Purple
Red Oxide vs Gorgon Brown (72.124)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Warlord Purple

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Warlord Purple

Warlord Purple vs Purple (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, fair · closer than Red Oxide
Warlord Purple vs Magenta (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Red Oxide
Warlord Purple vs Fuchsia Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 27, loose · closer than Red Oxide

All matches: Red Oxide equivalents · Warlord Purple equivalents