What is the difference between Toluidine Red and Magenta Blood?

ΔE 14 (fair). Magenta Blood is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Toluidine Red vs Magenta Blood

Toluidine Red

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

Magenta Blood

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.021
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0364d (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 14.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Magenta Blood is a little lighter, cooler than Toluidine Red.

Can I use Magenta Blood instead of Toluidine Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 14). Magenta Blood is a little lighter, cooler than Toluidine Red.

Can I use Toluidine Red instead of Magenta Blood?

The same difference applies the other way round: Toluidine Red is a little darker, 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 Toluidine Red on the colour wheel See Magenta Blood 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 Magenta Blood
Toluidine Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Magenta Blood
Toluidine Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Magenta Blood

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Magenta Blood

Magenta Blood vs Pink Skin (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 7, close · closer than Toluidine Red
Magenta Blood vs Pale Carmine Red (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 10, close · closer than Toluidine Red
Magenta Blood vs The Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Toluidine Red

All matches: Toluidine Red equivalents · Magenta Blood equivalents