# Word Bearers Red (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Word Bearers Red (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Scarlet Red, Army Painter Gemstone Red and Two Thin Coats Berserker Red, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/word-bearers-red

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Word Bearers Red: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #620104. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Word Bearers Red

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#620104

Hex source

community data

## Word Bearers Red 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

    [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) Vallejo Game Air 76.012 ΔE 5.8

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Gemstone Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gemstone-red) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 8.0

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Berserker Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/berserker-red) ΔE 7.1

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Word Bearers Red is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Khorne Red from Citadel Base at ΔE 1.1, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 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)

- [Slaughter Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/slaughter-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7
- [Talos Bronze](/paints/speedpaint-2/talos-bronze) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0
- [Murder Scene](/paints/speedpaint-2/murder-scene) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3

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

- [Gemstone Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gemstone-red) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Dryad Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dryad-brown) approximate ΔE 12.1
- [Resplendent Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/resplendent-red) approximate ΔE 12.5

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

- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.8
- [Strong Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8

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

- [Khorne Red](/paints/citadel-base/khorne-red) near match ΔE 1.1
- [Mournfang Brown](/paints/citadel-base/mournfang-brown) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) approximate ΔE 11.0

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

- [Flesh Tearers Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/flesh-tearers-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2
- [Blood Angels Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/blood-angels-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Volupus Pink](/paints/citadel-contrast/volupus-pink) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2

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

- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.8
- [Carroburg Crimson](/paints/citadel-shade/carroburg-crimson) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.9
- [Reikland Fleshshade](/paints/citadel-shade/reikland-fleshshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4

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

- [Berserker Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/berserker-red) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Red Rage](/paints/two-thin-coats/red-rage) approximate ΔE 10.2
- [Sanguine Scarlet](/paints/two-thin-coats/sanguine-scarlet) approximate ΔE 10.9

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

- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Nocturnal Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/nocturnal-red-76-111) approximate ΔE 9.2
- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/charred-brown-76-045) approximate ΔE 15.1

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

- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-red-72-012) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Gory Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/gory-red-72-011) safe substitute ΔE 7.0
- [Dried Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dried-blood-72-133) approximate ΔE 7.8

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

- [Rust Texture (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/rust-texture-matt-69-821) approximate ΔE 9.8
- [Dark Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-red-69-011) approximate ΔE 11.7
- [Brown Engine Soot (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-engine-soot-matt-69-818) approximate ΔE 12.9

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 34.3
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 35.2
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 36.0

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

- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.0
- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-300) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.3
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.7

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

- [Velvet Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/velvet-red-72-407) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0
- [Copper Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/copper-brown-72-421) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0
- [Dwarf Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/dwarf-skin-72-402) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.1

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Doombull Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/doombull-brown) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Wazdakka Red](/paints/citadel-layer/wazdakka-red) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) approximate ΔE 11.4

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 Word Bearers Red?

Scarlet Red from Vallejo Game Air, at ΔE 5.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Word Bearers Red?

Gemstone Red from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 8.0: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Word Bearers Red?

Berserker Red from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 7.1 apart.