§ PAINT · 11th edition
Emperor RedTwo Thin Coats opaque, hex #a03140. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Emperor Red
- Range
- Two Thin Coats
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #a03140
- Hex source
- community data
Emperor 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
Wazdakka RedCitadel LayerΔE 13.8◆ maker’s pickapproximateVallejo equivalent
Succubus SkinVallejo Game Color72.108ΔE 3.5safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Wyvern FuryWarpaints FanaticΔE 2.1near match
Emperor Red is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Wyvern Fury from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 2.1, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 3 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.
Closest matches
Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0
- Slaughter Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.3
- Goddess Glow⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.0
- Purple Alchemy⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.0
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Wyvern Furynear matchΔE 2.1
- Resplendent Redsafe substituteΔE 4.5
- Dragon Redsafe substituteΔE 6.5
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Red Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.5
- Magenta Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.0
- Orange Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.3
Citadel Base
- Bugman's GlowapproximateΔE 11.0
- Mephiston RedapproximateΔE 12.7
- Screamer PinkapproximateΔE 14.1
Citadel Contrast
- Guilliman Flesh⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.6
- Baal Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.2
- Blood Angels Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.3
Citadel Layer
- Wazdakka Red◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 13.8
- Tuskgor Fursafe substituteΔE 6.4
- Squig OrangeapproximateΔE 9.1
Citadel Shade
- Berserker Bloodshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.0
- Fuegan Orange⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.1
- Cryptek Armourshade Gloss⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.6
Vallejo Game Air
- Scarlet RedapproximateΔE 11.0
- Warlord PurpleapproximateΔE 12.3
- Bloody RedapproximateΔE 14.6
Vallejo Game Color
- Succubus Skinsafe substituteΔE 3.5
- Heavy Redsafe substituteΔE 3.9
- MagentaapproximateΔE 8.1
Vallejo Mecha Color
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 26.7
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 27.6
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 27.8
Vallejo Wash
- Dark Rust⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.6
- Dark Brown⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.9
- Red Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 19.7
Vallejo Xpress
- Velvet Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.9
- Plasma Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.9
- Dwarf Skin⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.5
Also in Two Thin Coats
- Scarab Redsafe substituteΔE 5.4
- Asmodeus Redsafe substituteΔE 6.6
- Fur CloakapproximateΔE 9.1
Every pot in 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, Two Thin Coats to Vallejo, Two Thin Coats to Army Painter, Citadel to Two Thin Coats, Vallejo to Two Thin Coats, Army Painter to Two Thin Coats.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Citadel equivalent of Emperor Red?
- Wazdakka Red from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 13.8 apart.
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Emperor Red?
- Succubus Skin from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 3.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Emperor Red?
- Wyvern Fury from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 2.1: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.