What is the difference between The Red and Inferno Red?

ΔE 7 (close). Inferno Red is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

The Red vs Inferno Red

The Red

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e7312f (estimate)

Inferno Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.022
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f82f30 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Inferno Red is a little lighter, more saturated than The Red.

Can I use Inferno Red instead of The Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Inferno Red is a little lighter, more saturated than The Red.

Can I use The Red instead of Inferno Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: The Red is a little darker, 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 The Red on the colour wheel See Inferno Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to The Red

The Red vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Inferno Red
The Red vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Inferno Red
The Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 7, close

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Inferno Red

Inferno Red vs Scarlet (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than The Red
Inferno Red vs Toluidine Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 10, fair
Inferno Red vs Salmon Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: The Red equivalents · Inferno Red equivalents