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BS 538 Fire Red – paint equivalents
Which model paints match BS 538 Fire Red? Below are the paints whose makers label them BS 538, and the closest matches by color from the rest of a catalog of 12,198 paints from 33 brands.
Paints labeled BS 538
| Paint | vs. reference | |
|---|---|---|
71.084 VALFire Red · Vallejo Model Air | ΔE 7.0 | Convert |
HTK-291 HTKBS Cherry Red (A291 Red · B291 Blue · C291 Orange) · Hataka · matt | ΔE 0.0 | Convert |
Close matches by color
Opaque paints not labeled BS 538 whose color is within ΔE 4 of it (up to two per brand).
| Paint | vs. reference | |
|---|---|---|
62.006 VALCarmine · Vallejo Premium Airbrush Color | exact · ΔE 2.0 | Convert |
28.016 VALScarlet Red · Vallejo Hobby Paint | very close · ΔE 2.3 | Convert |
ALCE651 ALCRLM 23 Rot (German Insignia Red) · Alclad II Mil-Spec (enamel) | very close · ΔE 2.5 | Convert |
HTK-525 HTKRN Antifouling Red (A525 Red · B525 Blue · C525 Orange) · Hataka | very close · ΔE 2.7 | Convert |
H367 MRHCarmine Red · Mr. Hobby Aqueous | very close · ΔE 2.9 | Convert |
31 REVFiery Red · brillante (32131) · Revell Email | very close · ΔE 3.0 | Convert |
31 REVFiery Red · brillante (36131) · Revell Aqua | very close · ΔE 3.0 | Convert |
H327 MRHRed Fs11136 A · Mr. Hobby Aqueous | very close · ΔE 3.1 | Convert |
09002 READeep Red · Reaper MSP Core | very close · ΔE 3.2 | Convert |
4714AP ITAInsigna Red · Italeri Acrylic | very close · ΔE 3.2 | Convert |
71088 AKNRAL3000 Красный (Rot) · AKAN Water-based acrylic | very close · ΔE 3.4 | Convert |
81088 AKNRAL3000 Красный (Rot) · AKAN Acrylic-urethane | very close · ΔE 3.4 | Convert |
AK11094 AKIBordeaux Red · AK 3rd Generation | very close · ΔE 3.5 | Convert |
MMW-005 MISStandard Rust · Mission Models Acrylic | very close · ΔE 3.6 | Convert |
MRP-311 MRPRosso · MRP Lacquer | very close · ΔE 3.6 | Convert |
AC20 SMSCarmine Red · SMS Advance | very close · ΔE 3.6 | Convert |
1048 ICMWine Red · ICM Acrylic | very close · ΔE 3.7 | Convert |
AC18 SMSWine Red · SMS Advance | very close · ΔE 3.7 | Convert |
SCG-35 S75Milk Chocolate · Scale75 Scalecolor Games | very close · ΔE 3.7 | Convert |
SC-34 S75Fuchsia · Scale75 Scalecolor | very close · ΔE 3.8 | Convert |
WP3103 TAPResplendent Red · Army Painter Fanatic | very close · ΔE 3.8 | Convert |
Evil Sunz Scarlet CITCitadel Layer | very close · ΔE 3.8 | Convert |
Evil Sunz Scarlet CITCitadel Air | very close · ΔE 3.8 | Convert |
How to read this: ΔE 2000 measures the color difference between the paint and the reference. Up to 2 is practically the same color, up to 5 is very close, and up to 10 is close. The swatch for BS 538 is the median of the paints that declare it.
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