# Scarlet Red (Vallejo Game Color) Paint Equivalents

> Scarlet Red (Vallejo Game Color, 72.012) equivalents: Citadel Tuskgor Fur, Army Painter Gemstone Red and Two Thin Coats Red Rage, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-red-72-012

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Scarlet Red: Vallejo Game Color opaque, 72.012, hex #761e1d. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Scarlet Red

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

72.012

Hex

#761e1d

Hex source

community data

## Scarlet Red equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) Citadel Layer ΔE 5.5

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Gemstone Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gemstone-red) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.8

    near match
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Red Rage](/paints/two-thin-coats/red-rage) ΔE 6.7

    safe substitute

Scarlet Red is an opaque paint from Vallejo Game Color. The closest paint in any other range is Scarlet Red from Vallejo Game Air at ΔE 0.0, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 2 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)

- [Slaughter Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/slaughter-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Brazen Copper](/paints/speedpaint-2/brazen-copper) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Murder Scene](/paints/speedpaint-2/murder-scene) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0

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

- [Gemstone Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gemstone-red) near match ΔE 2.8
- [Resplendent Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/resplendent-red) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Dryad Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dryad-brown) approximate ΔE 9.2

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

- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1
- [Strong Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8

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

- [Khorne Red](/paints/citadel-base/khorne-red) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Mournfang Brown](/paints/citadel-base/mournfang-brown) approximate ΔE 9.6

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

- [Blood Angels Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/blood-angels-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.1
- [Volupus Pink](/paints/citadel-contrast/volupus-pink) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.8
- [Flesh Tearers Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/flesh-tearers-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5

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

- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) safe substitute ΔE 5.5
- [Word Bearers Red](/paints/citadel-layer/word-bearers-red) safe substitute ΔE 5.8
- [Wazdakka Red](/paints/citadel-layer/wazdakka-red) safe substitute ΔE 6.8

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

- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.2
- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0
- [Carroburg Crimson](/paints/citadel-shade/carroburg-crimson) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.8

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

- [Red Rage](/paints/two-thin-coats/red-rage) safe substitute ΔE 6.7
- [Sanguine Scarlet](/paints/two-thin-coats/sanguine-scarlet) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Berserker Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/berserker-red) approximate ΔE 8.9

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

- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) near match ΔE 0.0
- [Nocturnal Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/nocturnal-red-76-111) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Grunge Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/grunge-brown-76-115) approximate ΔE 12.0

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

- [Rust Texture (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/rust-texture-matt-69-821) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Dark Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-red-69-011) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Brown Engine Soot (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-engine-soot-matt-69-818) approximate ΔE 11.5

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.4
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.4
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.9

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

- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.0
- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.9
- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-300) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.9

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

- [Velvet Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/velvet-red-72-407) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Dwarf Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/dwarf-skin-72-402) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0

## Also in Vallejo Game Color

- [Gory Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/gory-red-72-011) near match ΔE 1.4
- [Fresh Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fresh-blood-72-132) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Dried Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/dried-blood-72-133) safe substitute ΔE 6.3

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-scarlet-red-72-012)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Scarlet Red?

Tuskgor Fur from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 5.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Scarlet Red?

Gemstone Red from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 2.8: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Scarlet Red?

Red Rage from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 6.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.