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

> Scarab Red (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Squig Orange, Vallejo Red and Army Painter Dragon Red, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Scarab Red: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #b04045. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Scarab Red

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#b04045

Hex source

community data

## Scarab Red equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) Citadel Layer ΔE 5.1

    safe substitute
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.008 ΔE 3.4

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Dragon Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dragon-red) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.0

    safe substitute

Scarab Red is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Red from Vallejo Mecha Color at ΔE 3.4, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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)

- [Goddess Glow](/paints/speedpaint-2/goddess-glow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Poppy Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/poppy-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5
- [Slaughter Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/slaughter-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1

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

- [Dragon Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dragon-red) safe substitute ΔE 4.0
- [Topaz Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/topaz-skin) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Wyvern Fury](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wyvern-fury) approximate ΔE 7.1

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

- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.3
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.6

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

- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) approximate ΔE 11.2
- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) approximate ΔE 13.5
- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 14.9

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

- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Darkoath Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/darkoath-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4

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

- [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) approximate ΔE 9.5
- [Evil Sunz Scarlet](/paints/citadel-layer/evil-sunz-scarlet) approximate ΔE 10.9

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.0
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.0

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

- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/athena-skin-76-107) approximate ΔE 9.3
- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) approximate ΔE 10.8
- [Grunge Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/grunge-brown-76-115) approximate ΔE 14.2

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

- [Succubus Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/succubus-skin-72-108) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Heavy Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-red-72-141) approximate ΔE 7.8
- [Scarlet Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-blood-72-106) approximate ΔE 8.4

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

- [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) safe substitute ΔE 3.4
- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) safe substitute ΔE 3.5
- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-69-010) approximate ΔE 7.4

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.4
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.0
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.3

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

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.6
- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.2

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

- [Cardinal Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5
- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3
- [Demonic Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/demonic-skin-72-458) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Emperor Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/emperor-red) safe substitute ΔE 5.4
- [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Asmodeus Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/asmodeus-red) approximate ΔE 7.2

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 Scarab Red?

Squig Orange from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 5.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Scarab Red?

Red from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 3.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Scarab Red?

Dragon Red from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.