Blood Angels Red
Citadel · Contrast
#860B0E · L*27.7 a*48.0 b*34.6
The closest match to Citadel Blood Angels Red in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Blood Angels Red is a dark, saturated red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Golden Pyrrole Red Dark, ΔE 0.9. 12 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.
What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be
The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Blood Angels Red?
Golden Pyrrole Red Dark is the closest equivalent to Citadel Blood Angels Red in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Green Stuff World Cutthroat Red (ΔE 2.1) and Creature Burnt Red (ΔE 2.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Blood Angels Red?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Brandywine, ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Blood Angels Red equivalent in Golden
- A Pyrrole Red Dark OPEN Acrylics 7278 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- A Quinacridone Magenta Fluid 2305 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
Blood Angels Red equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Cutthroat Red Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Primer Red Matt Surface ΔE 4.3 · close
Blood Angels Red equivalent in Creature
- B Burnt Red Monument Pro Acryl MPA-008 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Red Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-047 ΔE 3.6 · close
Blood Angels Red equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Flag Red Colors 21469 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Red Apple Colors 20784 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Blood Angels Red equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Toyota Gr Supra Prominence Red Mr Paint - Car MRP-C019 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Rosso Corsa Ferrari No.300 Mr Paint - Car MRP-C026 ΔE 2.5 · very close
Blood Angels Red equivalent in Reaper
- B Clotted Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9134 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Gory Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9278 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Blood Angels Red equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Dirty Red Standard (3rd Gen) AK11095 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Rust Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11250 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Blood Angels Red equivalent in Vallejo
- B Brandywine Arte Deco 85.042 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Seraph Red Xpress Color Intense 72.479 ΔE 4.0 · close
Blood Angels Red equivalent in Warcolours
- B Red 4 Layer paints ΔE 3.2 · very close
- D Brown 3 Layer paints ΔE 5.9 · similar
Blood Angels Red equivalent in Duncan
- C Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 ΔE 3.5 · close
- E Red Rage Wave 3 ΔE 10.2 · far
Blood Angels Red equivalent in Monument
- C Transparent Red Pro Acrylic Paints 047 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Burnt Orange Pro Acrylic Paints 037 ΔE 4.4 · close
Blood Angels Red equivalent in Mission Models
- C Hull Red Anti Fouling Norfolk 65A MMP-111 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Pearl Red MMP-148 ΔE 4.8 · close
Blood Angels Red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Army Painter | #7C191B | Dragon Red Warpaints Air | ΔE 3.9 |
| Foundry | #8E2313 | Madder Red Paint System | ΔE 4.0 |
| Humbrol | #93161E | Crimson Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 4.1 |
| Tom Color | #950602 | Vermelho Cabelo do Curupira | ΔE 4.1 |
| Mr. Hobby | #9B080A | Purple Red Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 4.4 |
| Liquitex | #95071D | Naphthol Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.6 |
| P3 | #6B160F | Sanguine Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.4 |
| FolkArt | #811320 | Engine Red Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 5.6 |
| Scale75 | #912727 | Blood Red Scale Color Range | ΔE 5.6 |
| Revell | #991523 | Carmine Red Email Color - Matt | ΔE 5.7 |
| Tamiya | #660000 | Dull red Spray | ΔE 6.5 |
| Arteza | #863625 | Burnt Sienna Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.1 |
| Italeri | #843630 | Marrone Mimetico Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #65271D | Royal Brown Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 8.4 |
| Mig | #893B24 | Dark Rust Acrylics | ΔE 8.7 |
| Acrilex | #AC2F33 | Vermelho Escarlate Paints | ΔE 10.5 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B32E1F | Vampire Red Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 13.5 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- B Wazdakka Red Layer ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Mephiston Red Spray ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Mephiston Red Air ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Spiritstone Red Technical ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Khorne Red Air ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Baal Red Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 7.1 · similar
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