What is the difference between Turbo and Ruby Red?

ΔE 28 (loose). Ruby Red is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Turbo vs Ruby Red

Turbo

Brand: Turbo Dork
Range: Metallic
Code: Coloured base
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #e28eac (estimate)

Ruby Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: True Metallic Metal
Code: 77.106 Light
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #eea690 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 27.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ruby Red is a little lighter, warmer than Turbo.

Can I use Ruby Red instead of Turbo?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 28). Ruby Red is a little lighter, warmer than Turbo.

Can I use Turbo instead of Ruby Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Turbo is a little darker, cooler.

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 Turbo on the colour wheel See Ruby Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Turbo

Turbo vs Crimson Magenta (77.107 Light)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Ruby Red
Turbo vs Crimson Magenta (77.167 Airbrush)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Ruby Red
Turbo vs Crimson Magenta (77.127 Base)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Ruby Red

Other Turbo Dork paints close to Ruby Red

Ruby Red vs Shifting Sands (Black base)TurboShift · ΔE 21, loose · closer than Turbo
Ruby Red vs Sakura (Coloured base)Metallic · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Turbo
Ruby Red vs Two Cents (Black base)Metallic · ΔE 30, loose

All matches: Turbo equivalents · Ruby Red equivalents