What is the difference between Character Red and Scarlet?

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

Character Red vs Scarlet

Character Red

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-108
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c82128 (estimate)

Scarlet

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.817
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c03734 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Scarlet is more muted than Character Red.

Can I use Scarlet instead of Character Red?

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

Can I use Character Red instead of Scarlet?

The same difference applies the other way round: Character 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 Character Red on the colour wheel See Scarlet on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Character Red

Character Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Scarlet
Character Red vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Scarlet
Character Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scarlet

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Scarlet

Scarlet vs Brown (C-7)Mr. Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Character Red
Scarlet vs Brown (H-7)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Character Red
Scarlet vs Brown (N-7)Acrysion · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Character Red

All matches: Character Red equivalents · Scarlet equivalents