# Red (Vallejo Game Color) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Red (Vallejo Game Color, 72.086) equivalents: Citadel Evil Sunz Scarlet, Army Painter Pure Red and Two Thin Coats Demon Red, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-game-color/red-72-086

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Red: Vallejo Game Color opaque, 72.086, hex #cd1316. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Red

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

72.086

Hex

#cd1316

Hex source

community data

## Red equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Evil Sunz Scarlet](/paints/citadel-layer/evil-sunz-scarlet) Citadel Layer ΔE 2.7

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Pure Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/pure-red) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 1.1

    near match
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Demon Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/demon-red) ΔE 1.0

    near match

Red is an opaque paint from Vallejo Game Color. The closest paint in any other range is Demon Red from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 1.0, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 4 offer a near match and 1 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)

- [Blood Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/blood-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.6
- [Poppy Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/poppy-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Ruddy Fur](/paints/speedpaint-2/ruddy-fur) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7

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

- [Pure Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/pure-red) near match ΔE 1.1
- [Angelic Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/angelic-red) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Dragon Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dragon-red) approximate ΔE 9.1

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

- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.4
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.8
- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.8

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

- [Jokaero Orange](/paints/citadel-base/jokaero-orange) approximate ΔE 10.1
- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) approximate ΔE 11.1
- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 16.0

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

- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Magmadroth Flame](/paints/citadel-contrast/magmadroth-flame) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2

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

- [Evil Sunz Scarlet](/paints/citadel-layer/evil-sunz-scarlet) near match ΔE 2.7
- [Wild Rider Red](/paints/citadel-layer/wild-rider-red) approximate ΔE 7.5
- [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) approximate ΔE 10.4

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.5
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.9
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.2

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

- [Demon Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/demon-red) near match ΔE 1.0
- [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Inferno Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/inferno-orange) approximate ΔE 7.4

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

- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) near match ΔE 1.9
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/athena-skin-76-107) approximate ΔE 12.7
- [Grunge Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/grunge-brown-76-115) approximate ΔE 14.9

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

- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-69-010) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) approximate ΔE 8.3

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.3
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.8
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.1

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

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0
- [Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/rust-76-506) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.4

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

- [Cardinal Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Martian Orange](/paints/vallejo-xpress/martian-orange-72-405) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4

## Also in Vallejo Game Color

- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bloody-red-72-010) near match ΔE 1.9
- [Scarlet Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-blood-72-106) near match ΔE 2.8
- [Hot Orange](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hot-orange-72-009) approximate ΔE 7.5

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-red-72-086)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Red?

Evil Sunz Scarlet from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 2.7: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Red?

Pure Red from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 1.1: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Red?

Demon Red from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 1.0: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.