What is the difference between Wine Red and Carmine Red?

ΔE 11 (fair). Carmine Red is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wine Red vs Carmine Red

Wine Red

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Acrysion
Code: N-43
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ac223a (estimate)

Carmine Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.908
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #932126 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Carmine Red is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Wine Red.

Can I use Carmine Red instead of Wine Red?

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

Can I use Wine Red instead of Carmine Red?

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

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 Wine Red on the colour wheel See Carmine Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wine Red

Wine Red vs Red (71.102)Model Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Carmine Red
Wine Red vs Scarlet Red (72.012)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Carmine Red
Wine Red vs Flat Red (70.957)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Carmine Red

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Carmine Red

Carmine Red vs Red FS11136 (C-327)Mr. Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Wine Red
Carmine Red vs Red FS11136 (H-327)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Wine Red
Carmine Red vs Wine Red (C-100)Mr. Color · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Wine Red equivalents · Carmine Red equivalents