What is the difference between Primary Red and Vermilion?

ΔE 11 (fair). Vermilion is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Primary Red vs Vermilion

Primary Red

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

Vermilion

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.909
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c52832 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Vermilion is a little darker, more muted than Primary Red.

Can I use Vermilion instead of Primary Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Vermilion is a little darker, more muted than Primary Red.

Can I use Primary Red instead of Vermilion?

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

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

Other Scale75 paints close to Vermilion

Vermilion vs Crimson (Artist)Scalecolor Artist · ΔE 9, close · closer than Primary Red
Vermilion vs Blood Red (SC36)Scalecolor · ΔE 9, close · closer than Primary Red
Vermilion vs Baal Crimson (SFG04)Fantasy & Games · ΔE 10, close · closer than Primary Red

All matches: Primary Red equivalents · Vermilion equivalents