# Carroburg Crimson (Citadel Shade) Paint Equivalents

> Carroburg Crimson (Citadel Shade) equivalents: Vallejo Black Wash, Army Painter Dark Red Tone and Two Thin Coats Hellion Red Wash, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-shade/carroburg-crimson

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Carroburg Crimson: Citadel Shade wash, hex #310808. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Carroburg Crimson

Range

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

Finish

wash

Hex

#310808

Hex source

vendor swatch

## Carroburg Crimson 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

    [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) Vallejo Wash 73.301 ΔE 18.1

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Dark Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-red-tone) Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 6.0

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Hellion Red Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellion-red-wash) ΔE 24.4

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Carroburg Crimson is a wash paint from Citadel Shade. The closest paint in any other range is Dark Red Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash at ΔE 6.0, 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)

- [Murder Scene](/paints/speedpaint-2/murder-scene) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.7
- [Dark Wood](/paints/speedpaint-2/dark-wood) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.9
- [Burnished Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/burnished-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.5

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

- [Red Copper](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/red-copper) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4
- [Oak Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/oak-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0
- [Tree Ancient](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/tree-ancient) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.9

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

- [Dark Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-red-tone) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Strong Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-skin-shade) approximate ΔE 9.5

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

- [Mournfang Brown](/paints/citadel-base/mournfang-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Catachan Fleshtone](/paints/citadel-base/catachan-fleshtone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0
- [Rhinox Hide](/paints/citadel-base/rhinox-hide) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0

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

- [Cygor Brown](/paints/citadel-contrast/cygor-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2
- [Flesh Tearers Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/flesh-tearers-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Wyldwood](/paints/citadel-contrast/wyldwood) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0

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

- [Doombull Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/doombull-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6
- [Word Bearers Red](/paints/citadel-layer/word-bearers-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.9
- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.9

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

- [Hellion Red Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellion-red-wash) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 24.4
- [Magi Purple Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/magi-purple-wash) approximate ΔE 18.3
- [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) approximate ΔE 22.4

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

- [Nocturnal Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/nocturnal-red-76-111) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4
- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/charred-brown-76-045) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7
- [Midnight Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/midnight-purple-76-116) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.9

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

- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) approximate ΔE 38.9
- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) approximate ΔE 90.7

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) approximate ΔE 19.0
- [Oiled Earth Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oiled-earth-wash-69-521) approximate ΔE 26.8
- [Dark Rust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-rust-wash-69-507) approximate ΔE 43.6

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 35.9
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 37.0
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 37.9

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) approximate ΔE 18.1
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) approximate ΔE 19.1
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) approximate ΔE 19.3

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

- [Copper Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/copper-brown-72-421) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9
- [Muddy Ground](/paints/vallejo-xpress/muddy-ground-72-475) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2
- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.7

## Also in Citadel Shade

- [Reikland Fleshshade](/paints/citadel-shade/reikland-fleshshade) approximate ΔE 10.6
- [Reikland Fleshshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/reikland-fleshshade-gloss) approximate ΔE 10.6
- [Agrax Earthshade](/paints/citadel-shade/agrax-earthshade) approximate ΔE 10.9

Every pot in [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade) 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 Carroburg Crimson?

Black Wash from Vallejo Wash, at ΔE 18.1: the nearest wash paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Carroburg Crimson?

Dark Red Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash, at ΔE 6.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Carroburg Crimson?

Hellion Red Wash from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 24.4 apart.