What is the difference between Toluidine Red and Amaranth Red?

ΔE 11 (fair). Amaranth Red is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Toluidine Red vs Amaranth Red

Toluidine Red

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #df312d (estimate)

Amaranth Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.829
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d34535 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.3, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Amaranth Red is more muted than Toluidine Red.

Can I use Amaranth Red instead of Toluidine Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Amaranth Red is more muted than Toluidine Red.

Can I use Toluidine Red instead of Amaranth Red?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Toluidine Red

Toluidine Red vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Amaranth Red
Toluidine Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Amaranth Red
Toluidine Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Amaranth Red

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Amaranth Red

Amaranth Red vs Pale Carmine Red (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close · closer than Toluidine Red
Amaranth Red vs Salmon Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, close · closer than Toluidine Red
Amaranth Red vs Cherry Wood (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Toluidine Red equivalents · Amaranth Red equivalents