# Blood Angels Red (Citadel Contrast) Paint Equivalents

> Blood Angels Red (Citadel Contrast) equivalents: Vallejo Plasma Red and Army Painter Slaughter Red, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Blood Angels Red: Citadel Contrast contrast, hex #860b0e. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Blood Angels Red

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Hex

#860b0e

Hex source

community data

## Blood Angels 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

    [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) Vallejo Xpress 72.406 ΔE 7.6

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Slaughter Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/slaughter-red) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 6.3

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Sanguine Scarlet](/paints/two-thin-coats/sanguine-scarlet) ΔE 3.5

    ⚠ cross-finish

Blood Angels Red is a contrast paint from Citadel Contrast. The closest paint in any other range is Slaughter Red from Speedpaint 2.0 at ΔE 6.3, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Talos Bronze](/paints/speedpaint-2/talos-bronze) approximate ΔE 12.2
- [Brazen Copper](/paints/speedpaint-2/brazen-copper) approximate ΔE 13.2

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

- [Gemstone Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gemstone-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4
- [Resplendent Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/resplendent-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Wyvern Fury](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wyvern-fury) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0

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

- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.9
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.8
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.4

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

- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.7
- [Khorne Red](/paints/citadel-base/khorne-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Mournfang Brown](/paints/citadel-base/mournfang-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7

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

- [Wazdakka Red](/paints/citadel-layer/wazdakka-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.1
- [Word Bearers Red](/paints/citadel-layer/word-bearers-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1

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

- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.2
- [Carroburg Crimson](/paints/citadel-shade/carroburg-crimson) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.6

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

- [Sanguine Scarlet](/paints/two-thin-coats/sanguine-scarlet) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.5
- [Red Rage](/paints/two-thin-coats/red-rage) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2
- [Emperor Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/emperor-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3

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

- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1
- [Grunge Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/grunge-brown-76-115) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7
- [Nocturnal Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/nocturnal-red-76-111) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8

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

- [Gory Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/gory-red-72-011) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5
- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-red-72-012) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1
- [Fresh Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fresh-blood-72-132) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1

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

- [Dark Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-red-69-011) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0
- [Rust Texture (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/rust-texture-matt-69-821) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3
- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-69-010) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.9

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.4
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.2
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.8

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

- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.7
- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.0
- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-300) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.6

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

- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Velvet Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/velvet-red-72-407) approximate ΔE 8.1
- [Dwarf Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/dwarf-skin-72-402) approximate ΔE 9.4

## Also in Citadel Contrast

- [Gryph-Hound Orange](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-hound-orange) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) approximate ΔE 11.8
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) approximate ΔE 12.0

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 Blood Angels Red?

Plasma Red from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 7.6: the nearest contrast paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Blood Angels Red?

Slaughter Red from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 6.3: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Blood Angels Red?

Sanguine Scarlet from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 3.5. 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.