§ PAINT · 11th edition
Mephiston RedCitadel Base opaque, hex #960c09. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Mephiston Red
- Range
- Citadel Base
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #960c09
- Hex source
- community data
Mephiston 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
Fresh BloodVallejo Game Color72.132ΔE 6.0safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Gemstone RedWarpaints FanaticΔE 8.0approximateTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Sanguine ScarletΔE 1.9◆ maker’s picknear match
Mephiston Red is an opaque paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Sanguine Scarlet from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 1.9, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 offer a near match and 1 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Slaughter Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.9
- Ruddy Fur⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.7
- Talos Bronze⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.1
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Gemstone RedapproximateΔE 8.0
- Resplendent RedapproximateΔE 8.6
- Pure RedapproximateΔE 11.2
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Orange Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.7
- Sepia Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.0
- Red Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.0
Citadel Contrast
- Blood Angels Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 3.7
- Gryph-Hound Orange⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.1
- Baal Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.3
Citadel Layer
- Wazdakka Rednear matchΔE 2.8
- Evil Sunz ScarletapproximateΔE 8.5
- Tuskgor FurapproximateΔE 9.4
Citadel Shade
- Fuegan Orange⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.5
- Berserker Bloodshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.2
- Reikland Fleshshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.9
Two Thin Coats
- Sanguine Scarlet◆ maker’s picknear matchΔE 1.9
- Hellspawn RedapproximateΔE 11.3
- Demon RedapproximateΔE 12.0
Vallejo Game Air
- Scarlet RedapproximateΔE 8.3
- Grunge BrownapproximateΔE 10.8
- Bloody RedapproximateΔE 12.9
Vallejo Game Color
- Fresh Bloodsafe substituteΔE 6.0
- Gory RedapproximateΔE 7.4
- Scarlet RedapproximateΔE 8.3
Vallejo Mecha Color
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 30.8
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 31.6
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 32.0
Vallejo Wash
- Dark Rust⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.8
- Dark Brown⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.3
- Sepia Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.0
Vallejo Xpress
- Plasma Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.5
- Dwarf Skin⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.5
- Velvet Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.3
Also in Citadel Base
- Khorne RedapproximateΔE 10.2
- Bugman's GlowapproximateΔE 14.5
- Mournfang BrownapproximateΔE 16.0
Every pot in Citadel Base has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: Citadel to Vallejo, Citadel to Army Painter, Citadel to Two Thin Coats, Vallejo to Citadel, Army Painter to Citadel, Two Thin Coats to Citadel.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Mephiston Red?
- Fresh Blood from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 6.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Mephiston 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 Mephiston Red?
- Sanguine Scarlet from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 1.9 apart.