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

> Red (Vallejo Mecha Color, 69.008) equivalents: Citadel Squig Orange, Army Painter Dragon Red and Two Thin Coats Scarab Red, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Red: Vallejo Mecha Color opaque, 69.008, hex #bc4040. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Red

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

69.008

Hex

#bc4040

Hex source

community data

## Red equivalents

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

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) Citadel Layer ΔE 5.0

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Dragon Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dragon-red) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.1

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Scarab Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/scarab-red) ΔE 3.4

    safe substitute

Red is an opaque paint from Vallejo Mecha Color. The closest paint in any other range is Scarab Red from Two Thin Coats at ΔE 3.4, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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 4.2
- [Goddess Glow](/paints/speedpaint-2/goddess-glow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7
- [Carmine Dragon](/paints/speedpaint-2/carmine-dragon) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1

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

- [Dragon Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dragon-red) safe substitute ΔE 4.1
- [Angelic Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/angelic-red) safe substitute ΔE 4.4
- [Topaz Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/topaz-skin) safe substitute ΔE 6.2

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

- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.8
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.0
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.8

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

- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) approximate ΔE 13.0
- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) approximate ΔE 13.6
- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 13.7

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

- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.2
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Magmadroth Flame](/paints/citadel-contrast/magmadroth-flame) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0

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

- [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Evil Sunz Scarlet](/paints/citadel-layer/evil-sunz-scarlet) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Deathclaw Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/deathclaw-brown) approximate ΔE 10.0

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.0
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.9

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

- [Scarab Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/scarab-red) safe substitute ΔE 3.4
- [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) safe substitute ΔE 4.4
- [Rust Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/rust-orange) safe substitute ΔE 6.3

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

- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/athena-skin-76-107) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Grunge Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/grunge-brown-76-115) approximate ΔE 14.4

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

- [Scarlet Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-blood-72-106) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/athena-skin-72-107) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bloody-red-72-010) approximate ΔE 7.9

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.8
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.2
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.6

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

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Flesh Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/flesh-wash-73-204) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.8
- [Red Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/red-wash-73-206) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.7

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

- [Cardinal Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4
- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Demonic Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/demonic-skin-72-458) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) near match ΔE 3.0
- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-69-010) safe substitute ΔE 6.0
- [Dark Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-red-69-011) approximate ΔE 10.4

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-red-69-008)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Red?

Squig Orange from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 5.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Red?

Dragon Red from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Red?

Scarab Red from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 3.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.