Sun Red sits in the red family: mid-tone in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. No shortage of substitutes here, Blushing Flesh from Green Stuff World matches at 93 percent and 3 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. For modelling, drop to Amaranth Red in the recesses and step up to Deep Orange on the edges, both AK Interactive paints. Treat it as an easy swap, just confirm the finish type matches before you commit.
Sun Red equivalents in other ranges
2 of the 10 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to AK Interactive Sun Red, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Green Stuff World equivalent: Green Stuff World Blushing Flesh, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.4).
- Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Apocalypse Sky, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.6).
- Best Monument Pro Acryl option: Monument Pro Acryl Pyrrole Red, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.0).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Sacred Scarlet, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.1).
- Vallejo's closest color: Vallejo Amaranth Red, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.4).
- Nearest in the Citadel catalog: Citadel Wild Rider Red, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.0).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.4 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Green Stuff World
Two Thin Coats
Monument Pro Acryl
The Army Painter
Vallejo
Citadel
Humbrol
Revell
Scale75
Tamiya
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Sun Red?
The closest same-finish match is Green Stuff World Blushing Flesh at 93% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Sun Red?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Sacred Scarlet at 79%, a same-finish match.
What color is Sun Red?
Sun Red is a mid-tone vivid red with a warm undertone (hex #E04D3B).
What do I highlight and shade Sun Red with?
Highlight Sun Red toward Deep Orange and shade it down into Amaranth Red, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.