What is the difference between Wine Red and Sunset Red?

ΔE 11 (fair). Sunset Red is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wine Red vs Sunset Red

Wine Red

Brand: Mr. Hobby
Range: Mr. Color
Code: C-100
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ac223a (estimate)

Sunset Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.802
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bd2451 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sunset Red is a little lighter, cooler than Wine Red.

Can I use Sunset 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). Sunset Red is a little lighter, cooler than Wine Red.

Can I use Wine Red instead of Sunset Red?

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

Other Mr. Hobby paints close to Sunset Red

Sunset Red vs RLM 23 Red (C-114)Mr. Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Wine Red
Sunset Red vs RLM 23 Red (H-414)Aqueous Hobby Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Wine Red
Sunset Red vs Wine Red (N-43)Acrysion · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Wine Red equivalents · Sunset Red equivalents