The digital color reference is a vivid, mid-tone red leaning warm. Angron Red Clear from Citadel scores 98 percent against the stored swatch and shares its broad paint-type group. Tamiya Flat Red is a computed darker-color suggestion for a shade test. Check the candidate's medium and sheen, then compare dried test patches over the same undercoat.
Red equivalents across other brands
Red has a same-type candidate scoring at least 96% digital color similarity. The results below are colors to investigate, not physically tested replacements.
Closest Citadel equivalent: Citadel Angron Red Clear, a very small digital color distance (delta E 0.4).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Deep Red, close stored digital colors (delta E 1.8).
- Scale75's closest color: Scale75 Blood & Wine Red, some difference between the stored swatches (delta E 2.3).
- Nearest in the Humbrol catalog: Humbrol 19 Bright Red, similar digital colors (delta E 3.0).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Centurion Red, some difference between the stored swatches (delta E 3.2).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Pure Red, similar digital colors (delta E 3.2).
No single digital lightness, warmth or saturation difference exceeds our display threshold. Test the actual paint, because approximate swatches cannot certify a physical match.
How to read the score
96–100Very close color
88–95Close color
78–87Similar color
0–77Loose color match
Scores compare approximate digital swatches. Test the paint before substituting.
Citadel
AK Interactive
Scale75
Humbrol
Two Thin Coats
The Army Painter
Vallejo
Monument Pro Acryl
Green Stuff World
Revell
36 Carmine red/Karminrot (RAL 3002)
332 Luminous Red/Leuchtrot
332 Luminous Red (RAL 3026)
34 Ferrari Red - Italian Red
34 Ferrari Red - Italian Red
731 Red Clear
95 Bronze
95 Bronze Metallic
P3 Paints
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Found in 7 other brands with a similar digital color in the same catalog paint-type group.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Tamiya Red?
The leading match in the same broad paint-type group is Citadel Angron Red Clear at 98% digital color similarity. Check sheen, medium and coverage before substituting.
What color is Red?
The approximate digital swatch for Red is a mid-tone vivid red with a warm undertone (hex #E31B23). It is not a physical paint measurement.
What do I highlight and shade Red with?
A computed darker-color suggestion for Red is Flat Red from Tamiya. No lighter step is stored in this catalog's ladder; compare test patches to build a highlight recipe.