# Dread Red (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Dread Red (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Gal Vorbak Red, Vallejo Terracotta and Army Painter Fur Brown, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/dread-red

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dread Red: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #6e3e3e. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dread Red

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#6e3e3e

Hex source

community data

## Dread Red equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Gal Vorbak Red](/paints/citadel-base/gal-vorbak-red) Citadel Base ΔE 14.6

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Terracotta](/paints/vallejo-game-color/terracotta-72-065) Vallejo Game Color 72.065 ΔE 3.0

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Fur Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/fur-brown) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.6

    near match

Dread Red is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Fur Brown from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 2.6, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 4 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)

- [Brazen Copper](/paints/speedpaint-2/brazen-copper) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.9
- [Dusk Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/dusk-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.3
- [Burnished Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/burnished-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.7

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

- [Fur Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/fur-brown) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Dryad Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dryad-brown) safe substitute ΔE 4.4
- [Carnelian Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/carnelian-skin) safe substitute ΔE 6.8

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

- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6
- [Strong Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0

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

- [Gal Vorbak Red](/paints/citadel-base/gal-vorbak-red) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 14.6
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Thondia Brown](/paints/citadel-base/thondia-brown) approximate ΔE 8.6

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

- [Fyreslayer Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/fyreslayer-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.1
- [Wyldwood](/paints/citadel-contrast/wyldwood) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.5

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

- [Bloodreaver Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/bloodreaver-flesh) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) approximate ΔE 8.3

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

- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.3
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.8
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4

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

- [Nocturnal Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/nocturnal-red-76-111) approximate ΔE 9.7
- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) approximate ΔE 10.2
- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/charred-brown-76-045) approximate ΔE 11.6

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

- [Terracotta](/paints/vallejo-game-color/terracotta-72-065) safe substitute ΔE 3.0
- [Dry Rust](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dry-rust-72-136) safe substitute ΔE 5.2
- [Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/skin-72-093) safe substitute ΔE 6.5

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

- [Rust Texture (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/rust-texture-matt-69-821) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Dark Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-red-69-011) approximate ΔE 10.9
- [Brown Engine Soot (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-engine-soot-matt-69-818) approximate ΔE 10.9

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.6
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.8
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.1

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

- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Umber Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/umber-wash-73-203) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.9
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/brown-76-513) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.7

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

- [Twilight Rose](/paints/vallejo-xpress/twilight-rose-72-460) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Mahogany](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mahogany-72-472) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0
- [Copper Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/copper-brown-72-421) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Sword Hilt Burgundy](/paints/two-thin-coats/sword-hilt-burgundy) safe substitute ΔE 5.4
- [Boar Hide](/paints/two-thin-coats/boar-hide) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Red Rage](/paints/two-thin-coats/red-rage) safe substitute ΔE 5.8

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

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Dread Red?

Gal Vorbak Red from Citadel Base: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 14.6 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Dread Red?

Terracotta from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 3.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dread Red?

Fur Brown from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 2.6: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.