What is the difference between Red Purple and Red?

ΔE 23 (loose). Red is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Purple vs Red

Red Purple

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

Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.269
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #973336 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 23.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Red Purple.

Can I use Red instead of Red Purple?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 23). Red is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Red Purple.

Can I use Red Purple instead of Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Red Purple 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 Red Purple on the colour wheel See 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 Red
Red Purple vs Crimson (74.018)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Red
Red Purple vs Sunset Red (70.802)Model Color · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Red

Other Nocturna Models paints close to Red

Red vs Ruby Red (NA19)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Purple
Red vs Brutal Brown (NA43)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Red Purple
Red vs Red Flesh (NA03)N-Paint Basic · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Red Purple

All matches: Red Purple equivalents · Red equivalents