# Cardinal Purple (Vallejo Xpress) Paint Equivalents

> Cardinal Purple (Vallejo Xpress, 72.408) equivalents: Citadel Baal Red and Army Painter Poppy Red, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Cardinal Purple: Vallejo Xpress contrast, 72.408, hex #c81928. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Cardinal Purple

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Code

72.408

Hex

#c81928

Hex source

community data

## Cardinal Purple equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) Citadel Contrast ΔE 1.8

    near match
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Poppy Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/poppy-red) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 6.1

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) ΔE 3.9

    ⚠ cross-finish

Cardinal Purple is a contrast paint from Vallejo Xpress. The closest paint in any other range is Baal Red from Citadel Contrast at ΔE 1.8, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 offer a near match and 1 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) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Blood Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/blood-red) approximate ΔE 8.7
- [Slaughter Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/slaughter-red) approximate ΔE 9.7

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

- [Pure Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/pure-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.1
- [Angelic Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/angelic-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4
- [Dragon Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dragon-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.0

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

- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.2
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.5
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.9

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

- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1
- [Jokaero Orange](/paints/citadel-base/jokaero-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.8
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.9

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

- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) near match ΔE 1.8
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Magmadroth Flame](/paints/citadel-contrast/magmadroth-flame) approximate ΔE 11.0

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

- [Evil Sunz Scarlet](/paints/citadel-layer/evil-sunz-scarlet) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9
- [Wild Rider Red](/paints/citadel-layer/wild-rider-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.9
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.0

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

- [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.9
- [Demon Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/demon-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5
- [Scarab Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/scarab-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5

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

- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/athena-skin-76-107) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Grunge Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/grunge-brown-76-115) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4

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

- [Scarlet Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-blood-72-106) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.2
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/red-72-086) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bloody-red-72-010) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.5

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

- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-69-010) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.8
- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.6
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.1
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.4

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

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.2
- [Flesh Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/flesh-wash-73-204) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.6

## Also in Vallejo Xpress

- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) safe substitute ΔE 6.6
- [Martian Orange](/paints/vallejo-xpress/martian-orange-72-405) approximate ΔE 11.4
- [Dwarf Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/dwarf-skin-72-402) approximate ΔE 13.7

Every pot in [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress) 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-xpress-cardinal-purple-72-408)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Cardinal Purple?

Baal Red from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 1.8: a near match in the same finish. The two read as one colour on the model.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Cardinal Purple?

Poppy Red from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 6.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Cardinal Purple?

Hellspawn Red from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 3.9. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.