# Magenta (Vallejo Game Color) Paint Equivalents

> Magenta (Vallejo Game Color, 72.083) equivalents: Citadel Pink Horror, Army Painter Wyvern Fury and Two Thin Coats Emperor Red, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-game-color/magenta-72-083

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Magenta: Vallejo Game Color opaque, 72.083, hex #a62355. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Magenta

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

72.083

Hex

#a62355

Hex source

community data

## Magenta equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Pink Horror](/paints/citadel-layer/pink-horror) Citadel Layer ΔE 5.6

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Wyvern Fury](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wyvern-fury) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.9

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Emperor Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/emperor-red) ΔE 8.1

    approximate

Magenta is an opaque paint from Vallejo Game Color. The closest paint in any other range is Pink Horror from Citadel Layer at ΔE 5.6, 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 Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Purple Alchemy](/paints/speedpaint-2/purple-alchemy) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9
- [Moonlake Coral](/paints/speedpaint-2/moonlake-coral) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.0
- [Moody Mauve](/paints/speedpaint-2/moody-mauve) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1

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

- [Wyvern Fury](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wyvern-fury) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Moldy Wine](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/moldy-wine) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Tiger’s Eye Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/tiger-s-eye-skin) approximate ΔE 10.9

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

- [Magenta Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/magenta-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.6
- [Strong Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.0

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

- [Screamer Pink](/paints/citadel-base/screamer-pink) approximate ΔE 9.9
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) approximate ΔE 16.6
- [Gal Vorbak Red](/paints/citadel-base/gal-vorbak-red) approximate ΔE 19.2

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

- [Doomfire Magenta](/paints/citadel-contrast/doomfire-magenta) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Magos Purple](/paints/citadel-contrast/magos-purple) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.4
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.4

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

- [Pink Horror](/paints/citadel-layer/pink-horror) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Emperor's Children](/paints/citadel-layer/emperors-children) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) approximate ΔE 13.1

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.7
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0

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

- [Emperor Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/emperor-red) approximate ΔE 8.1
- [Sword Hilt Burgundy](/paints/two-thin-coats/sword-hilt-burgundy) approximate ΔE 10.6
- [Scarab Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/scarab-red) approximate ΔE 11.8

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

- [Warlord Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/warlord-purple-76-014) approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) approximate ΔE 16.6
- [Nocturnal Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/nocturnal-red-76-111) approximate ΔE 17.9

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

- [Dark Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-red-69-011) approximate ΔE 12.5
- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) approximate ΔE 14.3
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) approximate ΔE 14.8

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.4
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.4
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.9

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

- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.8
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.4
- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.1

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

- [Deep Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/deep-purple-72-409) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9
- [Twilight Rose](/paints/vallejo-xpress/twilight-rose-72-460) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1
- [Velvet Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/velvet-red-72-407) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2

## Also in Vallejo Game Color

- [Warlord Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-color/warlord-purple-72-014) safe substitute ΔE 7.0
- [Succubus Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/succubus-skin-72-108) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Heavy Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-red-72-141) approximate ΔE 10.0

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

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=vallejo-game-color-magenta-72-083)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Magenta?

Pink Horror from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 5.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Magenta?

Wyvern Fury from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 6.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Magenta?

Emperor Red from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 8.1: the nearest opaque paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.