What is the difference between Primary Red and Bloody Red?

ΔE 6 (very close). Swatch colours are estimates.

Primary Red vs Bloody Red

Primary Red

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d62929 (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 6.0, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Primary Red?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 6). The swatches are almost the same.

Can I use Primary Red instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round.

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 Primary Red on the colour wheel See Bloody Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Primary Red

Primary Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Primary Red vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Primary Red vs Light Red (71.086)Model Air · ΔE 10, close

Other Scale75 paints close to Bloody Red

Bloody Red vs Baal Crimson (SFG04)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Primary Red
Bloody Red vs Crimson (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Primary Red
Bloody Red vs Coral Red (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Primary Red equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents