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Red vs Scarlet


Red vs Scarlet side by side color comparison. Compare the visual difference between Red and Scarlet, and see how they look. Also compare color properties and color code in different color spaces & color models.


Delta E (ΔE) Color Difference

Red is 98.05% similar to Scarlet. Color difference between Red and Scarlet is 1.95 delta E(ΔE).


What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether


Name: Name:
Red Scarlet
Hex Color Code: Hex Color Code:
FF0000 FF2400
RGB Color Code: RGB Color Code:
RGB(255, 0, 0)
Red: 100.0%
Green: 0.0%
Blue: 0.0%
RGB(255, 36, 0)
Red: 100.0%
Green: 14.1%
Blue: 0.0%
CMYK: CMYK:
Cyan: 0.0%
Magenta: 100.0%
Yellow: 100.0%
Key: 0.0%
Cyan: 0.0%
Magenta: 85.9%
Yellow: 100.0%
Key: 0.0%

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