# Dark Red (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents

> Dark Red (Vallejo Mecha Color) equivalents: Citadel Tuskgor Fur, Army Painter Resplendent Red and Two Thin Coats Emperor Red.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-red-69-011

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Dark Red: Vallejo Mecha Color opaque, 69.011, hex #93262c. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Dark Red

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

69.011

Hex

#93262c

Hex source

community data

## Dark 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 3.4

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Resplendent Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/resplendent-red) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 0.9

    near match
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Emperor Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/emperor-red) ΔE 5.3

    safe substitute

Dark Red is an opaque paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Resplendent Red from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 0.9, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 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 2.0
- [Murder Scene](/paints/speedpaint-2/murder-scene) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0
- [Brazen Copper](/paints/speedpaint-2/brazen-copper) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2

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

- [Resplendent Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/resplendent-red) near match ΔE 0.9
- [Gemstone Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gemstone-red) safe substitute ΔE 3.8
- [Wyvern Fury](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wyvern-fury) safe substitute ΔE 6.1

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

- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.8
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.1
- [Strong Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.1

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

- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Khorne Red](/paints/citadel-base/khorne-red) approximate ΔE 11.5

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

- [Blood Angels Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/blood-angels-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.4

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

- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) safe substitute ΔE 3.4
- [Wazdakka Red](/paints/citadel-layer/wazdakka-red) approximate ΔE 8.6
- [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) approximate ΔE 10.1

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.2
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.6

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

- [Emperor Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/emperor-red) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Sanguine Scarlet](/paints/two-thin-coats/sanguine-scarlet) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Asmodeus Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/asmodeus-red) approximate ΔE 8.1

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

- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Grunge Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/grunge-brown-76-115) approximate ΔE 12.1
- [Nocturnal Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/nocturnal-red-76-111) approximate ΔE 13.5

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

- [Heavy Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-red-72-141) safe substitute ΔE 4.5
- [Gory Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/gory-red-72-011) safe substitute ΔE 4.9
- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-red-72-012) safe substitute ΔE 6.3

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.2
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.2
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.4

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

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.5
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.9
- [Umber Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/umber-wash-73-203) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.5

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

- [Velvet Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/velvet-red-72-407) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.0
- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9
- [Dwarf Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/dwarf-skin-72-402) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-69-010) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Rust Texture (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/rust-texture-matt-69-821) approximate ΔE 9.6

Every pot in [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha) 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-mecha-dark-red-69-011)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Dark Red?

Tuskgor Fur from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 3.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Dark Red?

Resplendent Red from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 0.9: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Dark Red?

Emperor Red from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 5.3: a safe substitute in the same finish.