What is the difference between Toluidine Red and Red RLM23?

ΔE 6 (close). Red RLM23 is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Toluidine Red vs Red RLM23

Toluidine Red

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #df312d (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 6.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red RLM23 is a little darker than Toluidine Red.

Can I use Red RLM23 instead of Toluidine Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Red RLM23 is a little darker than Toluidine Red.

Can I use Toluidine Red instead of Red RLM23?

The same difference applies the other way round: Toluidine Red is a little lighter.

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 Red RLM23 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 Red RLM23
Toluidine Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 6, close
Toluidine Red vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 8, close

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Red RLM23

Red RLM23 vs Cartacci Red (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 8, close
Red RLM23 vs Alizarin Crimson (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 8, close
Red RLM23 vs The Red (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Toluidine Red equivalents · Red RLM23 equivalents