# Emperor Red (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Emperor Red (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Wazdakka Red, Vallejo Succubus Skin and Army Painter Wyvern Fury, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Emperor Red: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #a03140. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Emperor Red

Range

[Two Thin Coats](/paints/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 Red](/paints/citadel-layer/wazdakka-red) Citadel Layer ΔE 13.8

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

    [Succubus Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/succubus-skin-72-108) Vallejo Game Color 72.108 ΔE 3.5

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Wyvern Fury](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wyvern-fury) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.1

    near 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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Slaughter Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/slaughter-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Goddess Glow](/paints/speedpaint-2/goddess-glow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0
- [Purple Alchemy](/paints/speedpaint-2/purple-alchemy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0

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

- [Wyvern Fury](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wyvern-fury) near match ΔE 2.1
- [Resplendent Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/resplendent-red) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Dragon Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dragon-red) safe substitute ΔE 6.5

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

- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.5
- [Magenta Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/magenta-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.0
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.3

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

- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) approximate ΔE 11.0
- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) approximate ΔE 12.7
- [Screamer Pink](/paints/citadel-base/screamer-pink) approximate ΔE 14.1

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

- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6
- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2
- [Blood Angels Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/blood-angels-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3

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

- [Wazdakka Red](/paints/citadel-layer/wazdakka-red) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 13.8
- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) safe substitute ΔE 6.4
- [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) approximate ΔE 9.1

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.0
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.1
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.6

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

- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) approximate ΔE 11.0
- [Warlord Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/warlord-purple-76-014) approximate ΔE 12.3
- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) approximate ΔE 14.6

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

- [Succubus Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/succubus-skin-72-108) safe substitute ΔE 3.5
- [Heavy Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-red-72-141) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-game-color/magenta-72-083) approximate ΔE 8.1

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

- [Dark Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-red-69-011) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) approximate ΔE 8.4

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.7
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.6
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.8

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

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.6
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.9
- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.7

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

- [Velvet Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/velvet-red-72-407) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9
- [Dwarf Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/dwarf-skin-72-402) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Scarab Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/scarab-red) safe substitute ΔE 5.4
- [Asmodeus Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/asmodeus-red) safe substitute ΔE 6.6
- [Fur Cloak](/paints/two-thin-coats/fur-cloak) approximate ΔE 9.1

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).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=two-thin-coats-emperor-red)

##  Questions

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.