# Mephiston Red (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents

> Mephiston Red (Citadel Base) equivalents: Vallejo Fresh Blood, Army Painter Gemstone Red and Two Thin Coats Sanguine Scarlet, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Mephiston Red: Citadel Base opaque, hex #960c09. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Mephiston Red

Range

[Citadel Base](/paints/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 Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fresh-blood-72-132) Vallejo Game Color 72.132 ΔE 6.0

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

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

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Sanguine Scarlet](/paints/two-thin-coats/sanguine-scarlet) ΔE 1.9

    ◆ maker’s pick near 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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Slaughter Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/slaughter-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Ruddy Fur](/paints/speedpaint-2/ruddy-fur) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7
- [Talos Bronze](/paints/speedpaint-2/talos-bronze) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1

### [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 8.6
- [Pure Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/pure-red) approximate ΔE 11.2

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

- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.7
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.0

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

- [Blood Angels Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/blood-angels-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.7
- [Gryph-Hound Orange](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-hound-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3

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

- [Wazdakka Red](/paints/citadel-layer/wazdakka-red) near match ΔE 2.8
- [Evil Sunz Scarlet](/paints/citadel-layer/evil-sunz-scarlet) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) approximate ΔE 9.4

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

- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.2
- [Reikland Fleshshade](/paints/citadel-shade/reikland-fleshshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.9

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

- [Sanguine Scarlet](/paints/two-thin-coats/sanguine-scarlet) ◆ maker’s pick near match ΔE 1.9
- [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) approximate ΔE 11.3
- [Demon Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/demon-red) approximate ΔE 12.0

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

- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Grunge Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/grunge-brown-76-115) approximate ΔE 10.8
- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) approximate ΔE 12.9

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

- [Fresh Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fresh-blood-72-132) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Gory Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/gory-red-72-011) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-red-72-012) approximate ΔE 8.3

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

- [Dark Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-red-69-011) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-69-010) approximate ΔE 9.7
- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) approximate ΔE 10.8

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.8
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.6
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.0

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

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.8
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.3
- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-300) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.0

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

- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Dwarf Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/dwarf-skin-72-402) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Velvet Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/velvet-red-72-407) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Khorne Red](/paints/citadel-base/khorne-red) approximate ΔE 10.2
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) approximate ΔE 14.5
- [Mournfang Brown](/paints/citadel-base/mournfang-brown) approximate ΔE 16.0

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).

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##  Questions

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.