# Poppy Red (Speedpaint 2.0) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Poppy Red (Speedpaint 2.0) equivalents: Citadel Magmadroth Flame and Vallejo Cardinal Purple, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/speedpaint-2/poppy-red

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Poppy Red: Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0 contrast, hex #c8453b. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Poppy Red

Range

[Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

Finish

contrast

Hex

#c8453b

Hex source

community data

## Poppy Red 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.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Magmadroth Flame](/paints/citadel-contrast/magmadroth-flame) Citadel Contrast ΔE 6.9

    safe substitute
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Cardinal Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408) Vallejo Xpress 72.408 ΔE 6.1

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) ΔE 3.8

    ⚠ cross-finish

Poppy Red is a contrast paint from Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0. The closest paint in any other range is Cardinal Purple from Vallejo Xpress at ΔE 6.1, 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 Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Angelic Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/angelic-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4
- [Blood Chalice](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/blood-chalice) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Pure Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/pure-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3

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

- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.1
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.3
- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.3

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

- [Jokaero Orange](/paints/citadel-base/jokaero-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7
- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0
- [Warplock Bronze](/paints/citadel-base/warplock-bronze) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7

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

- [Magmadroth Flame](/paints/citadel-contrast/magmadroth-flame) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) approximate ΔE 8.3

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

- [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Wild Rider Red](/paints/citadel-layer/wild-rider-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Evil Sunz Scarlet](/paints/citadel-layer/evil-sunz-scarlet) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.0
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.6

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

- [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.8
- [Inferno Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/inferno-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Rust Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/rust-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1

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

- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/athena-skin-76-107) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Orange Fire](/paints/vallejo-game-air/orange-fire-76-008) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.2

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

- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bloody-red-72-010) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/athena-skin-72-107) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Scarlet Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-blood-72-106) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.2

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

- [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.2
- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.2
- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-69-010) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5

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

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.7
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.2
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.4

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

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/rust-76-506) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.6
- [Flesh Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/flesh-wash-73-204) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0

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

- [Cardinal Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Martian Orange](/paints/vallejo-xpress/martian-orange-72-405) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) approximate ΔE 10.0

## Also in Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0

- [Blood Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/blood-red) safe substitute ΔE 7.0
- [Bright Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/bright-red) approximate ΔE 8.8
- [Goddess Glow](/paints/speedpaint-2/goddess-glow) approximate ΔE 10.7

Every pot in [Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2) has a page like this one. Army Painter against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Vallejo](/paints/army-painter-to-vallejo), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Vallejo to Army Painter](/paints/vallejo-to-army-painter), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=speedpaint-2-poppy-red)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Poppy Red?

Magmadroth Flame from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 6.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Poppy Red?

Cardinal Purple from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 6.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Poppy Red?

Hellspawn Red from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 3.8. 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.