What is the difference between Fire Red and Red RLM23?

ΔE 22 (loose). Red RLM23 is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Fire Red vs Red RLM23

Fire Red

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09004
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #af2739 (estimate)

Red RLM23

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.003
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb2624 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 21.6, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red RLM23 is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Fire Red.

Can I use Red RLM23 instead of Fire Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 22). Red RLM23 is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Fire Red.

Can I use Fire Red instead of Red RLM23?

The same difference applies the other way round: Fire Red is a little darker, much more muted, 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 Fire Red on the colour wheel See Red RLM23 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Fire Red

Fire Red vs Red (71.102)Model Air · ΔE 1, very close · closer than Red RLM23
Fire Red vs Scarlet Red (72.012)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Red RLM23
Fire Red vs Ferrari Red (71.085)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Red RLM23

Other Reaper paints close to Red RLM23

Red RLM23 vs Bright Coral (09181)Master Series Paints · ΔE 7, close · closer than Fire Red
Red RLM23 vs Phoenix Red (09005)Master Series Paints · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Fire Red
Red RLM23 vs Carnage Red (09135)Master Series Paints · ΔE 23, loose

All matches: Fire Red equivalents · Red RLM23 equivalents