What is the difference between Orange Red and Bloody Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Bloody Red is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Orange Red vs Bloody Red

Orange Red

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: S31
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e0392c (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 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bloody Red is cooler than Orange Red.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Orange Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Bloody Red is cooler than Orange Red.

Can I use Orange Red instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Orange Red is 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 Orange Red on the colour wheel See Bloody Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Orange Red

Orange Red vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Orange Red vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 6, close · closer than Bloody Red
Orange Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bloody Red

Other Pro Acryl paints close to Bloody Red

Bloody Red vs Bold Pyrrole Red (003)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Red
Bloody Red vs Pyrrole Red (E003)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 7, close · closer than Orange Red
Bloody Red vs Red Orange (AMP-017)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Orange Red equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents