# Sz Red (Vallejo Mecha Color) Paint Equivalents

> Sz Red (Vallejo Mecha Color, 69.009) 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/sz-red-69-009

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Sz Red: Vallejo Mecha Color opaque, 69.009, hex #b33737. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Sz Red

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

69.009

Hex

#b33737

Hex source

community data

## Sz 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 5.1

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Dragon Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dragon-red) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.6

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Scarab Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/scarab-red) ΔE 3.5

    safe substitute

Sz 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 3.5, 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 6.2
- [Slaughter Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/slaughter-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Goddess Glow](/paints/speedpaint-2/goddess-glow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2

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

- [Dragon Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dragon-red) safe substitute ΔE 3.6
- [Angelic Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/angelic-red) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Pure Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/pure-red) safe substitute ΔE 6.9

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

- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.9
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.2
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.7

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

- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) approximate ΔE 10.8
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) approximate ΔE 12.0
- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 14.7

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

- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2
- [Gryph-Hound Orange](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-hound-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5

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

- [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Evil Sunz Scarlet](/paints/citadel-layer/evil-sunz-scarlet) approximate ΔE 7.5
- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) approximate ΔE 9.4

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.2
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.7

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

- [Scarab Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/scarab-red) safe substitute ΔE 3.5
- [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Emperor Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/emperor-red) safe substitute ΔE 6.9

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

- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/athena-skin-76-107) approximate ΔE 10.2
- [Grunge Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/grunge-brown-76-115) approximate ΔE 12.8

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

- [Scarlet Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-blood-72-106) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/red-72-086) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bloody-red-72-010) approximate ΔE 8.0

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.4
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.0
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.2

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

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.6
- [Flesh Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/flesh-wash-73-204) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5

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

- [Cardinal Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.3
- [Dwarf Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/dwarf-skin-72-402) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3

## Also in Vallejo Mecha Color

- [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) near match ΔE 3.0
- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-69-010) safe substitute ΔE 4.4
- [Dark Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-red-69-011) approximate ΔE 7.7

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).

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Sz Red?

Squig Orange from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 5.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Sz Red?

Dragon Red from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 3.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Sz Red?

Scarab Red from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 3.5: a safe substitute in the same finish.