What is the difference between Bold Pyrrole Red and Bloody Red?

ΔE 7 (close). Bloody Red is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bold Pyrrole Red vs Bloody Red

Bold Pyrrole Red

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: 003
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8202a (estimate)

Bloody Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.010
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #df2836 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bloody Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Bold Pyrrole Red.

✓ Herrick Games paint comparison chart lists these two as equivalents.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Bold Pyrrole Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Bloody Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Bold Pyrrole Red.

Can I use Bold Pyrrole Red instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bold Pyrrole Red is a little darker, more muted.

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 Bold Pyrrole Red on the colour wheel See Bloody Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bold Pyrrole Red

Bold Pyrrole Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Bold Pyrrole Red vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Bold Pyrrole Red vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 8, close

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Bloody Red

Bloody Red vs Pyrrole Red (E003)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 7, close
Bloody Red vs Orange Red (S31)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 9, close
Bloody Red vs Red Orange (AMP-017)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Bold Pyrrole Red equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents