What is the difference between The Red and Red RLM23?

ΔE 9 (close). Red RLM23 is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

The Red vs Red RLM23

The Red

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

Red RLM23

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.003
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb2624 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red RLM23 is a little darker, more muted than The Red.

Can I use Red RLM23 instead of The Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Red RLM23 is a little darker, more muted than The Red.

Can I use The Red instead of Red RLM23?

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

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 Red RLM23 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 Red RLM23
The Red vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red RLM23
The Red vs Inferno Red (74.022)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red RLM23

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Red RLM23

Red RLM23 vs Toluidine Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 6, close · closer than The Red
Red RLM23 vs Cartacci Red (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than The Red
Red RLM23 vs Alizarin Crimson (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 8, close · closer than The Red

All matches: The Red equivalents · Red RLM23 equivalents