What is the difference between Demon Red and Bloody Red?

ΔE 7 (close). Swatch colours are estimates.

Demon Red vs Bloody Red

Demon Red

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #db2026 (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 7.1, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same.

✓ Two Thin Coats comparison chart lists these two as equivalents.

Can I use Bloody Red instead of Demon Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). The swatches are almost the same.

Can I use Demon 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 Demon Red on the colour wheel See Bloody Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Demon Red

Demon Red vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Bloody Red
Demon Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Bloody Red
Demon Red vs Sanctuary Red (74.020)Fantasy-Pro · ΔE 8, close

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Bloody Red

Bloody Red vs Centurion RedTriads: highlights · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Demon Red
Bloody Red vs Apocalypse SkyTriads: midtones · ΔE 11, fair
Bloody Red vs Hellspawn RedBrights · ΔE 14, fair

All matches: Demon Red equivalents · Bloody Red equivalents