Life Red vs Love Affair

Life Red

Brand
Scale75
Range
Instant Colors
Code
SIN05
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#e43222 (estimate)

Love Affair

Brand
Scale75
Range
Instant Colors
Code
SIN04
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#e42d3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 13.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Love Affair is more muted, cooler than Life Red.

Can I use Love Affair instead of Life Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 13). Love Affair is more muted, cooler than Life Red.

Can I use Life Red instead of Love Affair?

The same difference applies the other way round: Life Red is more saturated, 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 Life Red on the colour wheel See Love Affair on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Life Red

Other Scale75 paints close to Love Affair

All matches: Life Red equivalents · Love Affair equivalents

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