What is the difference between Red Purple and Faded Red?

ΔE 21 (loose). Faded Red is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Purple vs Faded Red

Red Purple

Brand: Nocturna Models
Range: N-Paint Basic
Code: NA20
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b13362 (estimate)

Faded Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.747
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b44d50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Faded Red is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Red Purple.

Can I use Faded Red instead of Red Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 21). Faded Red is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Red Purple.

Can I use Red Purple instead of Faded Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Purple is a little darker, 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 Red Purple on the colour wheel See Faded Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Purple

Red Purple vs Warlord Purple (72.014)Game Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Faded Red
Red Purple vs Crimson (74.018)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Faded Red
Red Purple vs Sunset Red (70.802)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Faded Red

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Faded Red

Faded Red vs Ruby Red (NA19)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Purple
Faded Red vs Red Flesh (NA03)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Red Purple
Faded Red vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Red Purple

All matches: Red Purple equivalents · Faded Red equivalents