What is the difference between Amaranth Red and Red RLM23?

ΔE 10 (close). Red RLM23 is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Amaranth Red vs Red RLM23

Amaranth Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.829
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d34535 (estimate)

Red RLM23

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Air
Code: 71.003
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cb2624 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red RLM23 is a little darker, more saturated than Amaranth Red.

Can I use Red RLM23 instead of Amaranth Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Red RLM23 is a little darker, more saturated than Amaranth Red.

Can I use Amaranth Red instead of Red RLM23?

The same difference applies the other way round: Amaranth Red is a little lighter, 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 Amaranth Red on the colour wheel See Red RLM23 on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Amaranth Red

Amaranth Red vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Red RLM23
Amaranth Red vs Scarlet (70.817)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Red RLM23
Amaranth Red vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Vallejo paints close to Red RLM23

Red RLM23 vs Scarlet Blood (72.106)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Amaranth Red
Red RLM23 vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Amaranth Red
Red RLM23 vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Amaranth Red

All matches: Amaranth Red equivalents · Red RLM23 equivalents