Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set)
The Army Painter · Quickshade Washes Set
#421516 · L*14.1 a*21.9 b*10.7
The closest match to The Army Painter Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter Red Tone is a very dark, moderately saturated red. 2 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Scarlet Red at ΔE 1.7. 14 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 is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set)?
Vallejo Scarlet Red is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Reaper Red Liner (ΔE 1.9) and Monument Matt Cexwish Dark Crimson (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set)?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Scarlet Red, ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Vallejo
- A Scarlet Red Game Air 76.012 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- C Nocturnal Red Game Color 72.111 ΔE 4.6 · close
Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Reaper
- A Red Liner Master Series Paints Core Colors 9307 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- D Dragon Red Master Series Paints Bones 9401 ΔE 5.0 · similar
Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Monument
- B Matt Cexwish Dark Crimson Pro Signature Series S19 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- D Burnt Red Pro Acrylic Paints 008 ΔE 9.2 · similar
Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Bsc No.49 Mr Paint MRP-336 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C IJNAF N0 Propeller Color Mr Paint MRP-431 ΔE 4.7 · close
Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Citadel
- B Cygor Brown Contrast ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Mournfang Brown Air ΔE 5.2 · similar
Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Warcolours
- B Red 5 Layer paints ΔE 2.9 · very close
- C Metallic Black Copper Metallic paints ΔE 4.6 · close
Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Golden
- B Permanent Maroon OPEN Acrylics 7252 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Violet Oxide Heavy Body 1405 ΔE 4.5 · close
Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Scale75
- B Grizzly Brown Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Tindalos Red Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 7.1 · similar
Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in FolkArt
- C Cardinal Red Acrylic Colors 414 ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Berry Wine Acrylic Colors 434 ΔE 4.5 · close
Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Duncan
- C Berserker Red Wave 1 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Amphora Red Wave 3 ΔE 4.0 · close
Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Foundry
- C Conker Brown Shade Paint System 54A ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Bay Brown Shade Paint System 42A ΔE 6.7 · similar
Red Tone (Quickshade Washes Set) equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Light Pink Colors 20535 ΔE 4.4 · close
- D Spiced Berry Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21959E ΔE 6.2 · similar
Red Tone in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamiya | #3E0E02 | Hull red Acrylics Mini Flat | ΔE 4.5 |
| Green Stuff World | #531516 | Evil Forest Chameleon Colorshift Metallic | ΔE 4.5 |
| AK Interactive | #48231D | Dark Shadow Flesh Figures | ΔE 4.7 |
| Mig | #421D14 | Red Brown Shadow Acrylics | ΔE 5.0 |
| Tom Color | #351814 | Noz Moscada | ΔE 5.2 |
| Mission Models | #592321 | Rotbraun RAL 8012 | ΔE 5.5 |
| P3 | #481306 | Amethyst Rose Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 5.7 |
| Liquitex | #492318 | Transparent Burnt Sienna Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.3 |
| Mr. Hobby | #501D11 | Red Brown Ii Mr Color | ΔE 6.6 |
| Arteza | #590C0B | Sangria Red Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Italeri | #3D2624 | Pz. Schokobraun RAL 8017 Acrylic Paint | ΔE 8.2 |
| Creature | #240D09 | Mahogany Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 9.0 |
| Kimera Kolors | #65271D | Royal Brown Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 9.3 |
| Revell | #6B1A29 | Purple Red Email Color - Silk | ΔE 9.4 |
| Acrilex | #683348 | Vinho Paints | ΔE 13.8 |
| Humbrol | #623319 | German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 13.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #6C4645 | Super Wash Light Brown Fantasy Range - Ink Wash | ΔE 14.8 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 22.8 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- A Flesh Wash Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- D Duergar Metal D&D Underdark Set ΔE 5.1 · similar
- D Red Tone Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Soft Tone Quickshade Washes Set ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Flesh Wash Warpaints Tone ΔE 6.2 · similar
- D Flesh Wash D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments Wash ΔE 6.3 · similar
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot