What is the difference between Mica Red and Bloody Red?

ΔE 8 (close). Bloody Red is a little lighter, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Mica Red vs Bloody Red

Mica Red

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-39
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c8242d (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 7.8, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Bloody Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Mica Red.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Mica Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Bloody Red is a little lighter, more saturated than Mica Red.

Can I use Mica Red instead of Bloody Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Mica 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 Mica Red on the colour wheel See Bloody Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Mica Red

Mica Red vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Mica Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Mica Red vs Scarlet (70.817)Model Color · ΔE 9, close

Other Tamiya paints close to Bloody Red

Bloody Red vs Flat Red (XF-7)XF Flat Acrylic · ΔE 10, fair
Bloody Red vs Red (X-7)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 14, fair
Bloody Red vs Red (PS-2)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Mica Red equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents