Paint Equivalents

Mixing red

Tamiya · Lacquer Paint · LP-82

#C8113D · L*42.8 a*66.4 b*26.9

The closest match to Tamiya Mixing red in every other range, nearest first.

Tamiya Mixing red is a dark, vivid pink-red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby RLM23 Red at ΔE 0.0. 20 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Mixing red?

Mr. Hobby RLM23 Red is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Mixing red in any other range, at ΔE 0.0 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Fire Flame (ΔE 1.0) and Reaper Fire Red (ΔE 2.1).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Tamiya Mixing red?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Fire Flame, ΔE 1.0 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Tamiya to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Tamiya Mixing red Shop Mr. Hobby RLM23 Red Shop Mr. Hobby Aqueous Hobby Color set

Mixing red equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. A RLM23 Red Aqueous Hobby Color H414 ΔE 0.0 · indistinguishable
  2. C Wine Red Acrysion N43 ΔE 5.0 · close

Full Tamiya → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Mixing red equivalent in Vallejo

  1. A Fire Flame Nocturna Models 74.024 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
  2. B Worn Red Nocturna Models 74.023 ΔE 3.0 · very close

Full Tamiya → Vallejo conversion chart

Mixing red equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Fire Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9004 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. C Merisiel Red Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89505 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Tamiya → Reaper conversion chart

Mixing red equivalent in Mission Models

  1. B Iridescent Candy Red MMP-158 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Red MMP-003 ΔE 3.8 · close

Full Tamiya → Mission Models conversion chart

Mixing red equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Dragon Red Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C Dragon Red Warpaints WP1105 ΔE 3.9 · close

Full Tamiya → The Army Painter conversion chart

Mixing red equivalent in Scale75

  1. B Crimsom Artist Range ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. D Baal Crimson Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 6.7 · similar

Full Tamiya → Scale75 conversion chart

Mixing red equivalent in Citadel

  1. B Blood Red Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. D Red Gore Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 8.2 · similar

Full Tamiya → Citadel conversion chart

Mixing red equivalent in Golden

  1. C Transparent Quinacridone Red High Flow 8561 ΔE 3.5 · close
  2. D Pyrrole Red Fluid 2277 ΔE 5.7 · similar

Full Tamiya → Golden conversion chart

Mixing red equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Red Light Pure™ Artist Pigment 6390 ΔE 4.5 · close
  2. C Keepsake Rose Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2383 ΔE 4.6 · close

Full Tamiya → FolkArt conversion chart

Mixing red equivalent in Arteza

  1. C Pearl Raspberry Red Acrylic Pearl Paints A220 ΔE 4.6 · close
  2. D Pearl Pink Tulip Acrylic Pearl Paints A208 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Full Tamiya → Arteza conversion chart

Mixing red equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. D Fruit Punch Gloss™ 21393E ΔE 5.3 · similar
  2. D Honeysuckle Pink Colors 21466 ΔE 6.5 · similar

Full Tamiya → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Mixing red equivalent in Duncan

  1. D Scarab Red Wave 3 ΔE 5.8 · similar
  2. D Emperor Red Wave 3 ΔE 7.4 · similar

Full Tamiya → Duncan conversion chart

Mixing red in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Kimera Kolors #A82135 The Red Pure Pigments ΔE 5.9
Coat d'Arms #BA4244 Russet Red Military Range ΔE 6.0
Acrilex #D52E3B Roma Paints ΔE 6.1
Revell #C80225 Italian Red Email Color - Gloss ΔE 6.2
Tom Color #DD2F46 Vermelho Melancia ΔE 6.5
P3 #AB3737 Ruddy Blush Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.6
Warcolours #C01F27 Red 2 Layer paints ΔE 6.8
Liquitex #B12B2C Cadmium-free Red Medium Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 6.9
Italeri #C42127 Guards Red Acrylic Paint ΔE 7.1
Humbrol #B21F25 Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt ΔE 7.4
AK Interactive #C53733 Foundry Red Metallic (3rd Gen) ΔE 7.4
Monument #C32C5B Rogue Hobbies Dark Hot Pink Pro Signature Series ΔE 7.7
Turbo Dork #B44C4D Red Queen ΔE 7.7
Mr. Paint #C92025 A Ii Kr Red Mr Paint ΔE 7.8
Mig #C94A5D Copper Acrylics ΔE 8.4
Green Stuff World #BB2320 Red Opulence Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 8.9
Foundry #AD181E British Redcoat Shade Paint System ΔE 8.9
Creature #BF3C6C Magenta Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 11.8

Nearest colours inside Tamiya

  1. D Italian red Lacquer Paint ΔE 7.5 · similar
  2. D Mica red Lacquer Paint ΔE 9.0 · similar
  3. E Flat red Lacquer Paint ΔE 11.4 · far
  4. E Metallic red Spray ΔE 11.8 · far
  5. E Pure metallic red Lacquer Paint ΔE 12.1 · far
  6. E Bright red Lacquer Paint ΔE 12.5 · far

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