What is the difference between Wine Red and Lipstick?

ΔE 18 (loose). Lipstick is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wine Red vs Lipstick

Wine Red

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

Lipstick

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.029
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d73164 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.2, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Lipstick is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler than Wine Red.

Can I use Lipstick instead of Wine Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Lipstick is noticeably lighter, more saturated, cooler than Wine Red.

Can I use Wine Red instead of Lipstick?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wine Red is noticeably darker, more muted, 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 Wine Red on the colour wheel See Lipstick 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 Lipstick
Wine Red vs Scarlet Red (72.012)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Lipstick
Wine Red vs Flat Red (70.957)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Lipstick

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Lipstick

Lipstick vs RLM 23 Red (C-114)Mr. Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Wine Red
Lipstick vs RLM 23 Red (H-414)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Wine Red
Lipstick vs Wine Red (C-100)Mr. Color · ΔE 18, loose

All matches: Wine Red equivalents · Lipstick equivalents