What is the difference between Scarab Red and Forged Red?

ΔE 25 (loose). Forged Red is noticeably lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Scarab Red vs Forged Red

Scarab Red

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Metallics
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #ac4046 (estimate)

Forged Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: True Metallic Metal
Code: 77.165 Airbrush
Type: a metallic
Swatch: #d7724e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 25.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Forged Red is noticeably lighter, warmer than Scarab Red.

Can I use Forged Red instead of Scarab Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Forged Red is noticeably lighter, warmer than Scarab Red.

Can I use Scarab Red instead of Forged Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Scarab Red is noticeably 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 Scarab Red on the colour wheel See Forged Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Scarab Red

Scarab Red vs Ruby Red (77.166 Airbrush)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 9, close · closer than Forged Red
Scarab Red vs Ruby Red (77.126 Base)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 9, close · closer than Forged Red
Scarab Red vs Ruby Red (77.146 Shade)True Metallic Metal · ΔE 18, loose · closer than Forged Red

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Forged Red

Forged Red vs Overlord BrassMetallics · ΔE 7, close · closer than Scarab Red
Forged Red vs Fire OpalMetallics · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Scarab Red
Forged Red vs Heirloom GoldMetallics · ΔE 31, loose

All matches: Scarab Red equivalents · Forged Red equivalents