What is the difference between Red Orange and Bloody Red?

ΔE 19 (loose). Bloody Red is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Red Orange vs Bloody Red

Red Orange

Brand: Pro Acryl
Range: Standard / Signature / AMP
Code: AMP-017
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e0481f (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 18.7, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bloody Red is a little darker, cooler than Red Orange.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Red Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Bloody Red is a little darker, cooler than Red Orange.

Can I use Red Orange instead of Bloody Red?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Red Orange

Red Orange vs Bright Orange (70.851)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Red Orange vs Hot Orange (72.009)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Red Orange vs Orange (71.083)Model Air · ΔE 6, 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 Red Orange
Bloody Red vs Pyrrole Red (E003)Expert Acrylics · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red Orange
Bloody Red vs Orange Red (S31)Standard / Signature / AMP · ΔE 9, close · closer than Red Orange

All matches: Red Orange equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents