# Magenta (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents

> Magenta (Vallejo Mecha Color) equivalents: Citadel Evil Sunz Scarlet, Army Painter Pure Red and Two Thin Coats Hellspawn Red.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-69-010

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Magenta: Vallejo Mecha Color opaque, 69.010, hex #c11126. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Magenta

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

69.010

Hex

#c11126

Hex source

community data

## Magenta 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 5.0

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Pure Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/pure-red) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.2

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) ΔE 4.8

    safe substitute

Magenta is an opaque paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Scarlet Blood from Vallejo Game Color at ΔE 2.8, 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)

- [Poppy Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/poppy-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5
- [Slaughter Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/slaughter-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Blood Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/blood-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2

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

- [Pure Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/pure-red) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Dragon Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dragon-red) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Angelic Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/angelic-red) safe substitute ΔE 5.9

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

- [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 22.0
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.4

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

- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) approximate ΔE 9.7
- [Jokaero Orange](/paints/citadel-base/jokaero-orange) approximate ΔE 14.4
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) approximate ΔE 15.4

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

- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.2
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6
- [Gryph-Hound Orange](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-hound-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8

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

- [Evil Sunz Scarlet](/paints/citadel-layer/evil-sunz-scarlet) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) approximate ΔE 11.6

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.5
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.1

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

- [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Demon Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/demon-red) safe substitute ΔE 5.7
- [Scarab Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/scarab-red) approximate ΔE 7.4

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

- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/athena-skin-76-107) approximate ΔE 12.7
- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) approximate ΔE 14.4

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

- [Scarlet Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-blood-72-106) near match ΔE 2.8
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/red-72-086) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bloody-red-72-010) safe substitute ΔE 6.0

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.8
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.5
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.7

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

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.7
- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.7

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

- [Cardinal Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.8
- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.3
- [Martian Orange](/paints/vallejo-xpress/martian-orange-72-405) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.7

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) safe substitute ΔE 4.4
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Dark Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-red-69-011) approximate ΔE 9.0

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-magenta-69-010)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Magenta?

Evil Sunz Scarlet from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 5.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Magenta?

Pure Red from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.2: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Magenta?

Hellspawn Red from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 4.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.