# Dreadful Visage (Citadel Contrast) Paint Equivalents

> Dreadful Visage (Citadel Contrast) equivalents: Vallejo Fluid Pink and Army Painter Moody Mauve, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-contrast/dreadful-visage

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dreadful Visage: Citadel Contrast contrast, hex #896f8e. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dreadful Visage

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Hex

#896f8e

Hex source

vendor swatch

## Dreadful Visage 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

    [Fluid Pink](/paints/vallejo-xpress/fluid-pink-72-459) Vallejo Xpress 72.459 ΔE 13.3

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Moody Mauve](/paints/speedpaint-2/moody-mauve) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 12.6

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Emperor's Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/emperors-purple) ΔE 6.4

    ⚠ cross-finish

Dreadful Visage is a contrast paint from Citadel Contrast. The closest paint in any other range is Moody Mauve from Speedpaint 2.0 at ΔE 12.6, an approximation. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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)

- [Moody Mauve](/paints/speedpaint-2/moody-mauve) approximate ΔE 12.6
- [Periwinkle Purple](/paints/speedpaint-2/periwinkle-purple) approximate ΔE 16.9
- [Royal Robes](/paints/speedpaint-2/royal-robes) approximate ΔE 17.3

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

- [Enchanted Pink](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/enchanted-pink) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8
- [Hexed Violet](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/hexed-violet) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1
- [Elder Flower](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/elder-flower) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.4

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

- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.0
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.5
- [Strong Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.2

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

- [Daemonette Hide](/paints/citadel-base/daemonette-hide) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4
- [Iron Warriors](/paints/citadel-base/iron-warriors) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.6
- [Leadbelcher](/paints/citadel-base/leadbelcher) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.1

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

- [Kakophoni Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/kakophoni-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Slaanesh Grey](/paints/citadel-layer/slaanesh-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.4
- [Genestealer Purple](/paints/citadel-layer/genestealer-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6

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

- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.4
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.1

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

- [Emperor's Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/emperors-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Enticing Purple](/paints/two-thin-coats/enticing-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Sorceror's Cloak](/paints/two-thin-coats/sorcerors-cloak) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8

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

- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/alien-purple-76-076) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.8
- [Lustful Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/lustful-purple-76-114) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2
- [Squid Pink](/paints/vallejo-game-air/squid-pink-76-013) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1

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

- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Alien Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/alien-purple-72-076) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.8
- [Lustful Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/lustful-purple-72-114) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2

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

- [Purple](/paints/vallejo-mecha/purple-69-012) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.5
- [Grey Z](/paints/vallejo-mecha/grey-z-69-039) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.4
- [Dark Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-steel-69-065) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.4

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

- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9
- [Magnesium](/paints/vallejo-metal/magnesium-77-711) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.6

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

- [Flesh Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/flesh-wash-73-204) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.8
- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.0
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5

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

- [Fluid Pink](/paints/vallejo-xpress/fluid-pink-72-459) approximate ΔE 13.3
- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) approximate ΔE 13.6
- [Twilight Rose](/paints/vallejo-xpress/twilight-rose-72-460) approximate ΔE 16.3

## Also in Citadel Contrast

- [Magos Purple](/paints/citadel-contrast/magos-purple) approximate ΔE 15.7
- [Darkoath Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/darkoath-flesh) approximate ΔE 17.4
- [Doomfire Magenta](/paints/citadel-contrast/doomfire-magenta) approximate ΔE 22.4

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 Dreadful Visage?

Fluid Pink from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 13.3: the nearest contrast paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dreadful Visage?

Moody Mauve from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 12.6: the nearest contrast paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Dreadful Visage?

Emperor's Purple from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 6.4. 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.