Mephiston Red (Air)
Citadel · Air / Base
#960C09 · L*31.3 a*52.2 b*41.1
The closest match to Citadel Mephiston Red (Air) in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Mephiston Red is a dark, vivid red. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Mr. Hobby Purple Red at 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
This range carries the word Air, which on some labels means thinned for an airbrush and on others means colours for aircraft. The list below cannot read either. What Air means on a label, and when the Air pot is a different colour.
This colour is sold under more than one range label — what differs between those pots
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Mephiston Red (Air)?
Mr. Hobby Purple Red is the closest equivalent to Citadel Mephiston Red (Air) in any other range, at ΔE 0.9 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color Vermelho Cabelo do Curupira (ΔE 1.1) and Creature Red (ΔE 1.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Mephiston Red (Air)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Bloody Red, ΔE 2.6 — a very close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Citadel Mephiston Red Shop Mr. Hobby Purple Red Shop Mr. Hobby Aqueous Hobby Color set
Mephiston Red (Air) equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Purple Red Aqueous Hobby Color H466 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- D Red (IJNircraftmarking) Mr Color 385 ΔE 6.0 · similar
Mephiston Red (Air) equivalent in Tom Color
- A Vermelho Cabelo do Curupira TCUP-10 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- D Vermelho Beterraba TCUP-08 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Mephiston Red (Air) equivalent in Creature
- A Red Monument Pro Acryl Transparent MPA-047 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Burnt Orange Monument Pro Acryl MPA-037 ΔE 4.1 · close
Mephiston Red (Air) equivalent in Golden
- A Naphthol Red Medium OPEN Acrylics 7220 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Naphthol Red Medium Heavy Body 1220 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Mephiston Red (Air) equivalent in Duncan
- A Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- E Hellspawn Red Wave 2 ΔE 11.3 · far
Mephiston Red (Air) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Cardinal Crimson Colors 20590 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- C Candy Apple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21958E ΔE 4.3 · close
Mephiston Red (Air) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Hinomaru Aka Iro (National Insignia Red) Mr Paint MRP-411 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- B Toyota Gr Supra Prominence Red Mr Paint - Car MRP-C019 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Mephiston Red (Air) equivalent in Vallejo
- B Bloody Red Game Air 76.010 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Seraph Red Xpress Color Intense 72.479 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Mephiston Red (Air) equivalent in Foundry
- B Madder Red Paint System 60B ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Bright Red Shade Paint System 15A ΔE 4.9 · close
Mephiston Red (Air) equivalent in Reaper
- B Clotted Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9134 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Heraldic Red Master Series Paints Bones 9402 ΔE 3.5 · close
Mephiston Red (Air) equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Emblem Red -30- Figures AK3126 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Red, RAL 3000 Real Colors - Standard RC006 ΔE 4.0 · close
Mephiston Red (Air) equivalent in Warcolours
- B Vermilion Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Red 3 Layer paints ΔE 5.8 · similar
Mephiston Red in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Stuff World | #8E1316 | Cutthroat Red Acrylic Colors | ΔE 3.4 |
| Mission Models | #9F0016 | Pearl Red | ΔE 3.6 |
| Monument | #A90F0F | Bold Pyrrole Red Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 3.8 |
| Liquitex | #A61816 | Pyrrole Red Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.8 |
| The Army Painter | #9C1A1D | Cambion Crimson D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments | ΔE 4.0 |
| Arteza | #AE0207 | Cochineal Red Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.6 |
| Humbrol | #93161E | Crimson Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 5.0 |
| Revell | #A02625 | Fiery Red Email Color - Silk | ΔE 5.6 |
| Scale75 | #9F0D20 | Mayhem Red Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 5.7 |
| Mig | #AC2B25 | Blood Red Acrylics | ΔE 6.8 |
| P3 | #B12024 | Skorne Red Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.2 |
| FolkArt | #982029 | Lipstick Red Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 7.2 |
| Italeri | #A71E29 | Insigna Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.3 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B32E1F | Vampire Red Fantasy Range | ΔE 7.8 |
| Acrilex | #AC2F33 | Vermelho Escarlate Paints | ΔE 9.4 |
| Tamiya | #660000 | Dull red Spray | ΔE 9.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A82135 | The Red Pure Pigments | ΔE 10.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 12.2 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- A Mephiston Red Spray ΔE 0.1 · indistinguishable
- B Wazdakka Red Layer ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Blood Angels Red Contrast ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Mechrite Red Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Spiritstone Red Technical ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Gryph-Hound Orange Contrast ΔE 6.1 · similar
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