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

> Velvet Red (Vallejo Xpress, 72.407) equivalents: Citadel Blood Angels Red and Army Painter Slaughter Red, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-xpress/velvet-red-72-407

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Velvet Red: Vallejo Xpress contrast, 72.407, hex #81282e. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Velvet Red

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Code

72.407

Hex

#81282e

Hex source

community data

## Velvet 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

    [Blood Angels Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/blood-angels-red) Citadel Contrast ΔE 8.1

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Slaughter Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/slaughter-red) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 5.6

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Emperor Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/emperor-red) ΔE 6.9

    ⚠ cross-finish

Velvet Red is a contrast paint from Vallejo Xpress. The closest paint in any other range is Slaughter Red from Speedpaint 2.0 at ΔE 5.6, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none 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)

- [Slaughter Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/slaughter-red) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Murder Scene](/paints/speedpaint-2/murder-scene) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Brazen Copper](/paints/speedpaint-2/brazen-copper) approximate ΔE 8.8

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

- [Gemstone Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/gemstone-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.9
- [Resplendent Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/resplendent-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4
- [Wyvern Fury](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wyvern-fury) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5

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

- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8
- [Strong Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.9
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.2

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

- [Khorne Red](/paints/citadel-base/khorne-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2
- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3

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

- [Blood Angels Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/blood-angels-red) approximate ΔE 8.1
- [Volupus Pink](/paints/citadel-contrast/volupus-pink) approximate ΔE 9.3
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) approximate ΔE 10.6

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

- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.8
- [Word Bearers Red](/paints/citadel-layer/word-bearers-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0
- [Wazdakka Red](/paints/citadel-layer/wazdakka-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Carroburg Crimson](/paints/citadel-shade/carroburg-crimson) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.6

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

- [Emperor Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/emperor-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Red Rage](/paints/two-thin-coats/red-rage) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.6
- [Dread Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/dread-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1

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

- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Nocturnal Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/nocturnal-red-76-111) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7
- [Warlord Purple](/paints/vallejo-game-air/warlord-purple-76-014) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3

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

- [Gory Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/gory-red-72-011) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.0
- [Heavy Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-red-72-141) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-red-72-012) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6

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

- [Dark Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-red-69-011) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.0
- [Rust Texture (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/rust-texture-matt-69-821) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.8
- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.6
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 29.7
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.0

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

- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.6
- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.1
- [Umber Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/umber-wash-73-203) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.3

## Also in Vallejo Xpress

- [Dwarf Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/dwarf-skin-72-402) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) approximate ΔE 9.6
- [Deep Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/deep-purple-72-409) approximate ΔE 10.0

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-velvet-red-72-407)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Velvet Red?

Blood Angels Red from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 8.1: the nearest contrast paint from Citadel, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Velvet Red?

Slaughter Red from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 5.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Velvet Red?

Emperor Red from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 6.9. 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.