What is the difference between Primary Red and Inferno Red?

ΔE 12 (fair). Inferno Red is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Primary Red vs Inferno Red

Primary Red

Brand: Scale75
Range: Scalecolor Artist
Code: Artist
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d62929 (estimate)

Inferno Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.022
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f82f30 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.2, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Inferno Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Primary Red.

Can I use Inferno Red instead of Primary Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Inferno Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Primary Red.

Can I use Primary Red instead of Inferno Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Primary Red is a little darker, more muted.

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 Inferno 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 Inferno Red
Primary Red vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Inferno Red
Primary Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Inferno Red

Other Scale75 paints close to Inferno Red

Inferno Red vs Antares Red (SC37)Scalecolor · ΔE 7, close · closer than Primary Red
Inferno Red vs Coral Red (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 8, close · closer than Primary Red
Inferno Red vs Aldebaran Red (SC38)Scalecolor · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Primary Red

All matches: Primary Red equivalents · Inferno Red equivalents