# Baal Red (Citadel Contrast) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Baal Red (Citadel Contrast) equivalents: Vallejo Cardinal Purple and Army Painter Poppy Red, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Baal Red: Citadel Contrast contrast, hex #c01823. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Baal Red

Range

[Citadel Contrast](/paints/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 Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408) Vallejo Xpress 72.408 ΔE 1.8

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Poppy Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/poppy-red) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 7.2

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) ΔE 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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Poppy Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/poppy-red) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Slaughter Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/slaughter-red) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Blood Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/blood-red) approximate ΔE 9.3

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

- [Pure Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/pure-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.3
- [Dragon Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dragon-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Angelic Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/angelic-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.2

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

- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.7
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.1
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.8

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

- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Jokaero Orange](/paints/citadel-base/jokaero-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.2

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

- [Evil Sunz Scarlet](/paints/citadel-layer/evil-sunz-scarlet) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.8
- [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.8
- [Wild Rider Red](/paints/citadel-layer/wild-rider-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.1
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.1

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

- [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Demon Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/demon-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.8
- [Scarab Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/scarab-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9

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

- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/athena-skin-76-107) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.6
- [Grunge Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/grunge-brown-76-115) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1

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

- [Scarlet Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-blood-72-106) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.7
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/red-72-086) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bloody-red-72-010) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1

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

- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-69-010) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.2
- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.2

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.7
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.4
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.6

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

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.6
- [Flesh Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/flesh-wash-73-204) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.7

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

- [Cardinal Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408) near match ΔE 1.8
- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) safe substitute ΔE 4.9
- [Martian Orange](/paints/vallejo-xpress/martian-orange-72-405) approximate ΔE 11.6

## Also in Citadel Contrast

- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Gryph-Hound Orange](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-hound-orange) approximate ΔE 10.9
- [Magmadroth Flame](/paints/citadel-contrast/magmadroth-flame) approximate ΔE 11.7

Every pot in [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast) 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 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.