# Khorne Red (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Khorne Red (Citadel Base) equivalents: Vallejo Scarlet Red, Army Painter Gemstone Red and Two Thin Coats Asmodeus Red, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-base/khorne-red

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Khorne Red: Citadel Base opaque, hex #650001. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Khorne Red

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#650001

Hex source

community data

## Khorne Red equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) Vallejo Game Air 76.012 ΔE 5.8

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Gemstone Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gemstone-red) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 8.0

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Asmodeus Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/asmodeus-red) ΔE 17.2

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Khorne Red is an opaque paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Word Bearers Red from Citadel Layer at ΔE 1.1, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 2 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)

- [Slaughter Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/slaughter-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Talos Bronze](/paints/speedpaint-2/talos-bronze) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.8
- [Burnished Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/burnished-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6

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

- [Gemstone Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gemstone-red) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Resplendent Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/resplendent-red) approximate ΔE 12.4
- [Dryad Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dryad-brown) approximate ΔE 12.4

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

- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.5
- [Strong Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3

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

- [Flesh Tearers Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/flesh-tearers-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Blood Angels Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/blood-angels-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Volupus Pink](/paints/citadel-contrast/volupus-pink) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2

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

- [Word Bearers Red](/paints/citadel-layer/word-bearers-red) near match ΔE 1.1
- [Doombull Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/doombull-brown) safe substitute ΔE 3.6
- [Wazdakka Red](/paints/citadel-layer/wazdakka-red) approximate ΔE 7.6

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

- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.0
- [Carroburg Crimson](/paints/citadel-shade/carroburg-crimson) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8
- [Reikland Fleshshade](/paints/citadel-shade/reikland-fleshshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.8

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

- [Asmodeus Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/asmodeus-red) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 17.2
- [Berserker Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/berserker-red) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Sanguine Scarlet](/paints/two-thin-coats/sanguine-scarlet) approximate ΔE 10.2

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

- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Nocturnal Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/nocturnal-red-76-111) approximate ΔE 10.1
- [Grunge Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/grunge-brown-76-115) approximate ΔE 15.2

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

- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-red-72-012) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Gory Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/gory-red-72-011) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Dried Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dried-blood-72-133) approximate ΔE 7.9

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

- [Rust Texture (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/rust-texture-matt-69-821) approximate ΔE 10.1
- [Dark Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-red-69-011) approximate ΔE 11.5
- [Brown Engine Soot (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-engine-soot-matt-69-818) approximate ΔE 12.8

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 34.2
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 35.0
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 35.8

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

- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.1
- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-300) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.7
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.0

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

- [Velvet Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/velvet-red-72-407) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2
- [Copper Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/copper-brown-72-421) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Dwarf Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/dwarf-skin-72-402) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.8

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Mournfang Brown](/paints/citadel-base/mournfang-brown) safe substitute ΔE 6.7
- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) approximate ΔE 10.2
- [Thondia Brown](/paints/citadel-base/thondia-brown) approximate ΔE 14.6

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

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=citadel-base-khorne-red)

##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Khorne Red?

Scarlet Red from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 5.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Khorne Red?

Gemstone Red from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 8.0: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Khorne Red?

Asmodeus Red from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 17.2 apart.