§ PAINT · 11th edition
Baal RedCitadel Contrast contrast, hex #c01823. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Baal Red
- Range
- Citadel Contrast
- Finish
- contrast
- Hex
- #c01823
- Hex source
- vendor swatch
Baal Red equivalents
One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.
Vallejo equivalent
Cardinal PurpleVallejo Xpress72.408ΔE 1.8near matchArmy Painter equivalent
Poppy RedSpeedpaint 2.0ΔE 7.2approximateTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Hellspawn RedΔE 4.1⚠ cross-finish
Baal Red is a contrast paint from Citadel Contrast. The closest paint in any other range is Cardinal Purple from Vallejo Xpress at ΔE 1.8, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and none a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Poppy RedapproximateΔE 7.2
- Slaughter RedapproximateΔE 8.4
- Blood RedapproximateΔE 9.3
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Pure Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 3.3
- Dragon Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.7
- Angelic Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.2
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Orange Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.7
- Sepia Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 21.1
- Red Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 23.8
Citadel Base
- Mephiston Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.3
- Jokaero Orange⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.6
- Bugman's Glow⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.2
Citadel Layer
- Evil Sunz Scarlet⚠ cross-finishΔE 3.8
- Squig Orange⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.8
- Wild Rider Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.9
Citadel Shade
- Berserker Bloodshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.6
- Fuegan Orange⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.1
- Cryptek Armourshade Gloss⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.1
Two Thin Coats
- Hellspawn Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.1
- Demon Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.8
- Scarab Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.9
Vallejo Game Air
- Bloody Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.1
- Athena Skin⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.6
- Grunge Brown⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.1
Vallejo Game Color
- Scarlet Blood⚠ cross-finishΔE 1.7
- Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 4.1
- Bloody Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.1
Vallejo Mecha Color
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 28.7
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 29.4
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 29.6
Vallejo Wash
- Dark Rust⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.4
- Dark Brown⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.6
- Flesh Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 22.7
Vallejo Xpress
- Cardinal Purplenear matchΔE 1.8
- Plasma Redsafe substituteΔE 4.9
- Martian OrangeapproximateΔE 11.6
Also in Citadel Contrast
- Guilliman FleshapproximateΔE 8.3
- Gryph-Hound OrangeapproximateΔE 10.9
- Magmadroth FlameapproximateΔE 11.7
Every pot in Citadel Contrast 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 Baal Red?
- Cardinal Purple from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 1.8: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Baal Red?
- Poppy Red from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 7.2: the nearest contrast paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Baal Red?
- Hellspawn Red from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 4.1. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.