Pyrrole Red Paint Colour - 31 Paints, 13 Brands

Why Pyrrole Red isn't one colour

Every brand makes its own Pyrrole Red, and no two are quite the same. They pick different pigments, grind them differently and mix them to their own recipe — so two tubes with the same word on the label can look noticeably different once they are on the paper.

We measured all 31 of them from 13 brands and compared them the way a lab would, using a number called Delta E. It is just a measure of how far apart two colours look to the human eye. Under 2 and almost nobody can tell them apart; over 10 and most people would call them different colours.

Useful when your usual Pyrrole Red is out of stock and you need the closest substitute, when you are deciding which brand to buy, or when a mix you got right last time will not come out the same again.

How far is each brand from the average?

Every brand's version measured against the average of all 31 paints. Below 2 is imperceptible to most people; above 10 is obviously a different colour.

Brand	Distance from the average	In practice
Liquitex	Delta E 0.60	Near-identical
Sennelier	Delta E 0.87	Near-identical
Royal Talens	Delta E 0.88	Near-identical
Holbein	Delta E 1.39	Near-identical
Amsterdam	Delta E 1.50	Near-identical
Vallejo	Delta E 1.74	Near-identical
Michael Harding	Delta E 1.88	Near-identical
Williamsburg	Delta E 1.88	Near-identical
Golden	Delta E 2.69	Very close
Schmincke	Delta E 3.12	Very close
Daler-Rowney	Delta E 3.19	Very close
Winsor & Newton	Delta E 3.35	Very close
Atelier	Delta E 5.72	Noticeably different

Which brands are interchangeable?

The closest pairs among 78 brand comparisons - swap one for another and most people would not see the difference.

Michael HardingvsWilliamsburgDelta E 0.00Near-identical
AmsterdamvsVallejoDelta E 0.77Near-identical
LiquitexvsRoyal TalensDelta E 0.90Near-identical
HolbeinvsLiquitexDelta E 0.92Near-identical
HolbeinvsRoyal TalensDelta E 0.96Near-identical
Michael HardingvsRoyal TalensDelta E 1.14Near-identical

Which brands are clearly different?

The furthest apart. Same name on the tube, visibly different paint.

AteliervsGoldenDelta E 8.28Noticeably different
AteliervsSchminckeDelta E 7.49Noticeably different
AteliervsWilliamsburgDelta E 6.55Noticeably different
AteliervsMichael HardingDelta E 6.55Noticeably different
AteliervsSennelierDelta E 6.49Noticeably different
Daler-RowneyvsSchminckeDelta E 6.15Noticeably different

Pigments used

Brands do not always use the same pigment for the same colour name.

PR254

Amsterdam, Atelier, Daler-Rowney, Golden, Holbein, Liquitex, Michael Harding, Royal Talens, Schmincke, Sennelier, Vallejo, Williamsburg, Winsor & Newton

Lightfastness

How well the colour resists fading. ASTM I is the most permanent; V is fugitive.

I

Amsterdam, Atelier, Daler-Rowney, Golden, Holbein, Liquitex, Michael Harding, Royal Talens, Schmincke, Sennelier, Vallejo, Williamsburg, Winsor & Newton

Opacity

How much the paint covers what is underneath.

Opaque

Atelier, Golden, Holbein, Liquitex, Schmincke, Sennelier, Vallejo

Semi-Opaque

Amsterdam, Daler-Rowney, Golden, Holbein, Liquitex, Royal Talens, Sennelier, Williamsburg, Winsor & Newton

Semi-Transparent

Michael Harding

Brands that make it

Every brand in the database with a Pyrrole Red. Each links to that brand's full range.

Available in

The kinds of paint this colour is made as.

Closest other colours

If you cannot get this one, these sit nearest to it across the same brands.

Every Pyrrole Red we have measured

All 31 paints, with the measurements the comparisons above are built from.

Brand	Line	Medium	Hex	Lab*	Pigment	Opacity	Lightfastness
Amsterdam	Expert Series	acrylic	`#d72d2d`	47.6, 64.0, 42.6	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Amsterdam	Standard Series	acrylic	`#d22828`	46.1, 63.7, 43.5	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Atelier	Free Flow	acrylic	`#e8322a`	51.4, 67.3, 48.9	PR254	Opaque	I
Atelier	Interactive	acrylic	`#ea2427`	50.6, 71.2, 49.8	PR254	Opaque	I
Daler-Rowney	Cryla Artists' Acrylic	acrylic	`#e11c41`	48.5, 71.2, 32.6	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Daler-Rowney	Georgian Oil Colors	oil	`#dc2d2d`	48.6, 65.4, 43.9	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Golden	Fluid	acrylic	`#be3434`	43.9, 54.5, 33.0	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Golden	Heavy Body	acrylic	`#cf2630`	45.5, 63.6, 38.1	PR254	Opaque	I
Golden	Heavy Body	acrylic	`#b83231`	42.3, 53.2, 32.8	PR254	Opaque	I
Golden	Heavy Body	acrylic	`#be3132`	43.3, 55.5, 33.7	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Golden	Heavy Body	acrylic	`#be3333`	43.5, 54.9, 33.2	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Golden	OPEN	acrylic	`#be3132`	43.3, 55.4, 33.5	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Golden	QoR Modern Watercolors	watercolor	`#dc2d28`	48.6, 65.2, 46.5	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Golden	SoFlat	acrylic	`#b83231`	42.4, 53.2, 33.1	PR254	Opaque	I
Holbein	Artists' Oil Color	oil	`#d02a34`	46.1, 63.0, 36.6	PR254	Opaque	I
Holbein	Artists' Watercolor	watercolor	`#d43037`	47.5, 62.6, 36.6	PR254	Opaque	I
Holbein	Heavy Body Acrylic	acrylic	`#dc2d32`	48.7, 65.5, 41.2	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Liquitex	Basics	acrylic	`#e12d2d`	49.6, 66.8, 45.2	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Liquitex	Professional Heavy Body	acrylic	`#cd2d32`	45.8, 61.2, 37.2	PR254	Opaque	I
Liquitex	Soft Body	acrylic	`#cd2832`	45.3, 62.6, 36.7	PR254	Opaque	I
Michael Harding	Artists Oil Colours	oil	`#d22d37`	46.8, 62.9, 35.7	PR254	Semi-Transparent	I
Royal Talens	Rembrandt Oil Colors	oil	`#d03034`	46.7, 61.3, 37.2	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Schmincke	PRIMAcryl	acrylic	`#c82323`	43.7, 62.0, 43.0	PR254	Opaque	I
Sennelier	Abstract Acrylic	acrylic	`#c82328`	43.7, 62.2, 40.4	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Sennelier	Artists' Oil Colors	oil	`#d22d32`	46.7, 62.7, 38.5	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Sennelier	Extra-Fine Acrylique	acrylic	`#cd2d2d`	45.7, 61.1, 40.0	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Sennelier	Rive Gauche	oil	`#cd2d32`	45.8, 61.2, 37.2	PR254	Opaque	I
Vallejo	Acrylic Artist Color	acrylic	`#d72d2d`	47.6, 64.0, 42.6	PR254	Opaque	I
Vallejo	Fluid Acrylic	acrylic	`#d72d2d`	47.6, 64.0, 42.6	PR254	Opaque	I
Williamsburg	Handmade Oil Colors	oil	`#d22d37`	46.8, 62.9, 35.7	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I
Winsor & Newton	Professional Acrylic	acrylic	`#dc2323`	47.7, 67.5, 48.2	PR254	Semi-Opaque	I

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