What is the difference between Hellspawn Red and Scarlet Red?

ΔE 19 (loose). Scarlet Red is a little darker, much more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Hellspawn Red vs Scarlet Red

Hellspawn Red

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Brights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c23525 (estimate)

Scarlet Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.012
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a0262e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Scarlet Red is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Hellspawn Red.

Can I use Scarlet Red instead of Hellspawn Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Scarlet Red is a little darker, much more muted, cooler than Hellspawn Red.

Can I use Hellspawn Red instead of Scarlet Red?

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

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 Hellspawn Red on the colour wheel See Scarlet Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Hellspawn Red

Hellspawn Red vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Scarlet Red
Hellspawn Red vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Scarlet Red
Hellspawn Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scarlet Red

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Scarlet Red

Scarlet Red vs Sanguine ScarletTriads: midtones · ΔE 7, close · closer than Hellspawn Red
Scarlet Red vs Emperor RedTriads: midtones · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Hellspawn Red
Scarlet Red vs Rust OrangeTriads: shadows · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Hellspawn Red

All matches: Hellspawn Red equivalents · Scarlet Red equivalents