# Pink Horror (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Pink Horror (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Warlord Purple, Army Painter Moldy Wine and Two Thin Coats Glistening Gums, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/pink-horror

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Pink Horror: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #8e2757. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Pink Horror

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#8e2757

Hex source

community data

## Pink Horror 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

    [Warlord Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/warlord-purple-72-014) Vallejo Game Color 72.014 ΔE 1.9

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Moldy Wine](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/moldy-wine) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.4

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Glistening Gums](/paints/two-thin-coats/glistening-gums) ΔE 12.0

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Pink Horror is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Warlord Purple from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 1.9, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 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)

- [Moonlake Coral](/paints/speedpaint-2/moonlake-coral) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5
- [Purple Alchemy](/paints/speedpaint-2/purple-alchemy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7
- [Murder Scene](/paints/speedpaint-2/murder-scene) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4

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

- [Moldy Wine](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/moldy-wine) safe substitute ΔE 4.4
- [Basilisk Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/basilisk-red) approximate ΔE 8.8
- [Wyvern Fury](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wyvern-fury) approximate ΔE 9.9

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

- [Magenta Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/magenta-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.7
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.7

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

- [Screamer Pink](/paints/citadel-base/screamer-pink) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Gal Vorbak Red](/paints/citadel-base/gal-vorbak-red) approximate ΔE 14.3
- [Barak-Nar Burgundy](/paints/citadel-base/barak-nar-burgundy) approximate ΔE 15.6

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

- [Doomfire Magenta](/paints/citadel-contrast/doomfire-magenta) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2
- [Magos Purple](/paints/citadel-contrast/magos-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Sigvald Burgundy](/paints/citadel-contrast/sigvald-burgundy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.5
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.8

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

- [Glistening Gums](/paints/two-thin-coats/glistening-gums) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 12.0
- [Perisher Pink](/paints/two-thin-coats/perisher-pink) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 20.2
- [Sword Hilt Burgundy](/paints/two-thin-coats/sword-hilt-burgundy) approximate ΔE 8.8

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

- [Warlord Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/warlord-purple-76-014) near match ΔE 2.8
- [Nocturnal Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/nocturnal-red-76-111) approximate ΔE 15.8
- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) approximate ΔE 17.4

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

- [Warlord Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/warlord-purple-72-014) near match ΔE 1.9
- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-game-color/magenta-72-083) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Deep Magenta](/paints/vallejo-game-color/deep-magenta-72-113) approximate ΔE 9.2

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

- [Dark Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-red-69-011) approximate ΔE 15.1
- [Rust Texture (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/rust-texture-matt-69-821) approximate ΔE 17.1
- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) approximate ΔE 18.5

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.0
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.2
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.6

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

- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.0
- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.2
- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.8

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

- [Deep Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/deep-purple-72-409) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3
- [Twilight Rose](/paints/vallejo-xpress/twilight-rose-72-460) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1
- [Velvet Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/velvet-red-72-407) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Emperor's Children](/paints/citadel-layer/emperors-children) approximate ΔE 10.5
- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) approximate ΔE 14.7
- [Bloodreaver Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/bloodreaver-flesh) approximate ΔE 15.5

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).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=citadel-layer-pink-horror)

##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Pink Horror?

Warlord Purple from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 1.9: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Pink Horror?

Moldy Wine from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Pink Horror?

Glistening Gums from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 12.0 apart.