# Dragon Red (Warpaints Fanatic) Paint Equivalents

> Dragon Red (Warpaints Fanatic) equivalents: Citadel Squig Orange, Vallejo Sz Red and Two Thin Coats Scarab Red, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dragon-red

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dragon Red: Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic opaque, hex #bf283b. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dragon Red

Range

[Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

Finish

opaque

Hex

#bf283b

Hex source

community data

## Dragon Red equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) Citadel Layer ΔE 8.1

    approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.009 ΔE 3.6

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Scarab Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/scarab-red) ΔE 4.0

    safe substitute

Dragon Red is an opaque paint from Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic. The closest paint in any other range is Sz Red from Vallejo Mecha Color at ΔE 3.6, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 3 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Poppy Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/poppy-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Carmine Dragon](/paints/speedpaint-2/carmine-dragon) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4
- [Slaughter Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/slaughter-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.5
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.0
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.8

### [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) approximate ΔE 12.8
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) approximate ΔE 14.4
- [Jokaero Orange](/paints/citadel-base/jokaero-orange) approximate ΔE 16.5

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6
- [Darkoath Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/darkoath-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) approximate ΔE 8.1
- [Evil Sunz Scarlet](/paints/citadel-layer/evil-sunz-scarlet) approximate ΔE 9.4
- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) approximate ΔE 11.0

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.6
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.2

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Scarab Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/scarab-red) safe substitute ΔE 4.0
- [Emperor Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/emperor-red) safe substitute ΔE 6.5
- [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) safe substitute ΔE 6.7

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) approximate ΔE 9.1
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/athena-skin-76-107) approximate ΔE 10.9
- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) approximate ΔE 15.0

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Scarlet Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-blood-72-106) safe substitute ΔE 6.7
- [Fluorescent Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-red-72-157) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/red-72-086) approximate ΔE 9.1

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) safe substitute ΔE 3.6
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) safe substitute ΔE 4.1
- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-69-010) safe substitute ΔE 4.7

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.3
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.9
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.3

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8
- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.5
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.6

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Cardinal Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.0
- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Velvet Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/velvet-red-72-407) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2

## Also in Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic

- [Angelic Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/angelic-red) safe substitute ΔE 5.2
- [Pure Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/pure-red) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Resplendent Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/resplendent-red) approximate ΔE 8.1

Every pot in [Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic) has a page like this one. Army Painter against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter).

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Dragon Red?

Squig Orange from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 8.1: the nearest opaque paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Dragon Red?

Sz Red from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 3.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Dragon Red?

Scarab Red from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 4.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.