Helion Red Wash
Duncan · Wave 2
#865453 · L*41.3 a*20.7 b*9.3
The closest match to Duncan Helion Red Wash in every other range, nearest first.
Duncan Helion Red Wash is a dark, moderately saturated pink-red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Vallejo Dark Rose, ΔE 1.6. 24 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
What is the closest equivalent to Duncan Helion Red Wash?
Vallejo Dark Rose is the closest equivalent to Duncan Helion Red Wash in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Foundry Teracotta Light (ΔE 2.9) and Revell Rust (ΔE 2.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Duncan Helion Red Wash?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Rose, ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Duncan to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Duncan Helion Red Wash Shop Vallejo Dark Rose Shop Vallejo Model Color set
Helion Red Wash equivalent in Vallejo
- A Dark Rose Model Color 70.745 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Mahogany Brown Model Color 70.846 ΔE 4.1 · close
Helion Red Wash equivalent in Foundry
- B Teracotta Light Paint System 37C ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B African Flesh Light Paint System 126C ΔE 3.2 · very close
Helion Red Wash equivalent in Revell
- B Rust Email Color - Matt ΔE 2.9 · very close
- E Brown Email Color - Silk ΔE 10.9 · far
Helion Red Wash equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Tiger’s Eye Skin Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Tiger's Eye Skin Skin Tones Paint Set ΔE 4.9 · close
Helion Red Wash equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- C Grey Primer Fantasy Range 141 ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Horse Tone – Chesnut Military Range 223 ΔE 4.5 · close
Helion Red Wash equivalent in Citadel
- C Bugman Glow Base ΔE 4.6 · close
- D Darkoath Flesh Contrast ΔE 5.8 · similar
Helion Red Wash equivalent in Apple Barrel
- D Tuscan Red Colors 21467 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- E Honeysuckle Pink Colors 21466 ΔE 10.4 · far
Helion Red Wash equivalent in Mission Models
- D Mahogany (Flight Decks, Tools) MMP-142 ΔE 5.4 · similar
- D Japanese Propeller Brown MMP-115 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Helion Red Wash equivalent in Monument
- D Shadow Flesh Pro Acrylic Paints 042 ΔE 5.9 · similar
- D Ben Komets Advanced Flesh Tone Pro Signature Series S17 ΔE 7.5 · similar
Helion Red Wash equivalent in Scale75
- D Rotbraun Primer Red Warfront Range ΔE 6.0 · similar
- D Garnet Alchemy Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 6.6 · similar
Helion Red Wash equivalent in Acrilex
- D Marrom Escuro Paints 526 ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Terra Queimada Paints 514 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Helion Red Wash equivalent in Reaper
- D Minotaur Hide Master Series Paints Bones 9491 ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Chestnut Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9071 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Helion Red Wash in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italeri | #8F5141 | Medium Brown Acrylic Paint | ΔE 7.0 |
| FolkArt | #9D4A46 | Fire Coral Acrylic Colors | ΔE 7.1 |
| Kimera Kolors | #6B4842 | Oxide Brown Medium Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 7.5 |
| Tamiya | #7B4538 | Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint | ΔE 7.5 |
| P3 | #744439 | Brown Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 7.6 |
| AK Interactive | #90433B | Shadow Flesh Figures (3rd Gen) | ΔE 7.6 |
| Golden | #90463A | Red Oxide Fluid | ΔE 7.8 |
| Mr. Paint | #7F503E | Dark Brown Čsn 2430/Čsn 1010 Mr Paint | ΔE 7.9 |
| Mr. Hobby | #6F4C40 | IJN Linoleum Deck Color Mr Color | ΔE 8.3 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 8.6 |
| Mig | #9E5340 | Red Brown Light Acrylics | ΔE 9.4 |
| Tom Color | #843731 | Marrone Mimetico 1 | ΔE 9.7 |
| Humbrol | #87533B | Brown Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 9.8 |
| Creature | #974634 | Shadow Flesh Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.0 |
| Arteza | #663D34 | Burnt Umber Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 10.0 |
| Liquitex | #86422D | Red Oxide Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 10.5 |
| Warcolours | #793C2A | Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints | ΔE 10.9 |
| Green Stuff World | #B2655D | Red Cloak Dip Dipping Inks | ΔE 11.4 |
Nearest colours inside Duncan
- C Ur Cloak Wave 1 ΔE 3.7 · close
- C Asmodeus Red Wave 2 ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Barbarian Brawn Wave 1 ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Paladin Flesh Wave 2 ΔE 7.5 · similar
- D Dread Red Wave 2 ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Boar Hide Wave 1 ΔE 8.1 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot