# Emperor's Children (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Emperor's Children (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Magenta, Army Painter Elder Flower and Two Thin Coats Hot Pink, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/emperors-children

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Emperor's Children: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #b74073. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Emperor's Children

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#b74073

Hex source

community data

## Emperor's Children 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

    [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-game-color/magenta-72-083) Vallejo Game Color 72.083 ΔE 7.9

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Elder Flower](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/elder-flower) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 5.6

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Hot Pink](/paints/two-thin-coats/hot-pink) ΔE 19.5

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Emperor's Children is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Elder Flower from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 5.6, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 2 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)

- [Purple Alchemy](/paints/speedpaint-2/purple-alchemy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.4
- [Moonlake Coral](/paints/speedpaint-2/moonlake-coral) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4
- [Familiar Pink](/paints/speedpaint-2/familiar-pink) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.6

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

- [Elder Flower](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/elder-flower) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Wicked Pink](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wicked-pink) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Spellbound Fuchsia](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/spellbound-fuchsia) approximate ΔE 11.0

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

- [Magenta Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/magenta-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.6
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.6
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.9

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

- [Screamer Pink](/paints/citadel-base/screamer-pink) approximate ΔE 16.1
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) approximate ΔE 19.2
- [Daemonette Hide](/paints/citadel-base/daemonette-hide) approximate ΔE 22.6

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

- [Doomfire Magenta](/paints/citadel-contrast/doomfire-magenta) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0
- [Magos Purple](/paints/citadel-contrast/magos-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6
- [Darkoath Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/darkoath-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.5

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.9
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.4
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.8

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

- [Hot Pink](/paints/two-thin-coats/hot-pink) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 19.5
- [Cyber Pink](/paints/two-thin-coats/cyber-pink) safe substitute ΔE 5.7
- [Glistening Gums](/paints/two-thin-coats/glistening-gums) approximate ΔE 7.7

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

- [Warlord Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/warlord-purple-76-014) approximate ΔE 13.2
- [Squid Pink](/paints/vallejo-game-air/squid-pink-76-013) approximate ΔE 15.8
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/athena-skin-76-107) approximate ΔE 17.7

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

- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-game-color/magenta-72-083) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Fluorescent Magenta](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-magenta-72-158) approximate ΔE 9.6
- [Warlord Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/warlord-purple-72-014) approximate ΔE 12.4

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

- [Magenta Fluorescent](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-fluorescent-69-056) approximate ΔE 10.1
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) approximate ΔE 16.2
- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) approximate ΔE 17.1

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.4
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.8
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.0

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

- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6
- [Flesh Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/flesh-wash-73-204) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.6
- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.2

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

- [Fluid Pink](/paints/vallejo-xpress/fluid-pink-72-459) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6
- [Twilight Rose](/paints/vallejo-xpress/twilight-rose-72-460) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1
- [Demonic Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/demonic-skin-72-458) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.5

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Pink Horror](/paints/citadel-layer/pink-horror) approximate ΔE 10.5
- [Knight-Questor Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/knight-questor-flesh) approximate ΔE 15.4
- [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) approximate ΔE 17.8

Every pot in [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer) 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 Emperor's Children?

Magenta from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 7.9: the nearest opaque paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Emperor's Children?

Elder Flower from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 5.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Emperor's Children?

Hot Pink from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 19.5 apart.