# Plasma Red (Vallejo Xpress) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> Plasma Red (Vallejo Xpress, 72.406) equivalents: Citadel Baal Red and Army Painter Slaughter Red, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Plasma Red: Vallejo Xpress contrast, 72.406, hex #a52822. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Plasma Red

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Code

72.406

Hex

#a52822

Hex source

community data

## Plasma Red 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 4.9

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Slaughter Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/slaughter-red) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 5.3

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Sanguine Scarlet](/paints/two-thin-coats/sanguine-scarlet) ΔE 4.2

    ⚠ cross-finish

Plasma Red is a contrast paint from Vallejo Xpress. The closest paint in any other range is Baal Red from Citadel Contrast at ΔE 4.9, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 2 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) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Ruddy Fur](/paints/speedpaint-2/ruddy-fur) approximate ΔE 9.8
- [Poppy Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/poppy-red) approximate ΔE 10.0

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

- [Resplendent Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/resplendent-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Pure Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/pure-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5
- [Dragon Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dragon-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8

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

- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.1
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.1
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.9

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

- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.1
- [Khorne Red](/paints/citadel-base/khorne-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1

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

- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) safe substitute ΔE 4.9
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) safe substitute ΔE 6.1
- [Gryph-Hound Orange](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-hound-orange) approximate ΔE 7.2

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

- [Evil Sunz Scarlet](/paints/citadel-layer/evil-sunz-scarlet) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.8
- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Wazdakka Red](/paints/citadel-layer/wazdakka-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.5
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.0

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

- [Sanguine Scarlet](/paints/two-thin-coats/sanguine-scarlet) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.2
- [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Scarab Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/scarab-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.3

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

- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0
- [Grunge Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/grunge-brown-76-115) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3

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

- [Scarlet Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-blood-72-106) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/red-72-086) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Fresh Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fresh-blood-72-132) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0

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

- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-69-010) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.3
- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.3
- [Dark Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-red-69-011) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.1
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.8
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.0

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

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.2
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.6
- [Umber Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/umber-wash-73-203) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.6

## Also in Vallejo Xpress

- [Cardinal Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408) safe substitute ΔE 6.6
- [Dwarf Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/dwarf-skin-72-402) approximate ΔE 8.2
- [Velvet Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/velvet-red-72-407) approximate ΔE 9.6

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-plasma-red-72-406)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Plasma Red?

Baal Red from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 4.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Plasma Red?

Slaughter Red from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 5.3: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Plasma Red?

Sanguine Scarlet from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 4.2. 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.