True Blood
The Army Painter · Warpaints Fanatic Wash
#8D0422 · L*29.1 a*51.7 b*24.5
The closest match to The Army Painter True Blood in every other range, nearest first.
The Army Painter True Blood is a dark, saturated red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Golden Quinacridone Violet, ΔE 1.5. 17 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 True Blood?
Golden Quinacridone Violet is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter True Blood in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: FolkArt Engine Red (ΔE 2.4) and Scale75 Dragon Blood (ΔE 2.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to The Army Painter True Blood?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Scarlet Red, ΔE 3.5 — a very close substitute. The full The Army Painter to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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True Blood equivalent in Golden
- A Quinacridone Violet Fluid 2330 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- C Cadmium Red Dark OPEN Acrylics 7080 ΔE 3.7 · close
True Blood equivalent in FolkArt
- B Engine Red Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2948 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Lipstick Red Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 7270 ΔE 4.0 · close
True Blood equivalent in Scale75
- B Dragon Blood Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Crimson Ink Artist Range ΔE 4.6 · close
True Blood equivalent in Liquitex
- B Naphthol Crimson Heavy Body Acrylix 292 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Cadmium-free Red Deep Heavy Body Acrylix 895 ΔE 3.7 · close
True Blood equivalent in Apple Barrel
- B Berry Red Colors 20525 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- B Bright Red Colors 20501 ΔE 3.3 · very close
True Blood equivalent in Monument
- B Transparent Red Pro Acrylic Paints 047 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- D AdeptiCon Spray-Team Red Oxide Pro Acrylic Primer S37 ΔE 7.0 · similar
True Blood equivalent in Vallejo
- B Scarlet Red Game Air 72.712 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Velvet Red Xpress Color 72.407 ΔE 4.1 · close
True Blood equivalent in Revell
- C Carmine Red Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Fiery Red Email Color - Silk ΔE 7.0 · similar
True Blood equivalent in Warcolours
- C Red 4 Layer paints ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Red 3 Layer paints ΔE 7.1 · similar
True Blood equivalent in Humbrol
- C Crimson Acrylics - Gloss 20 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt 153 ΔE 9.3 · similar
True Blood equivalent in Tom Color
- C Vermelho Beterraba TCUP-08 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Marrone Mimetico 1 TC-0185 ΔE 7.7 · similar
True Blood equivalent in Reaper
- C Asmodeus Red Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89507 ΔE 4.3 · close
- D Succubus Kiss Master Series Paints Bones 9462 ΔE 5.4 · similar
True Blood in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Hobby | #81292D | Russet Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 4.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #8E1316 | Cutthroat Red Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #930010 | Rosso Corsa Ferrari No.300 Mr Paint - Car | ΔE 6.0 |
| Mission Models | #772420 | Red Oxide German WWII RAL 3009 | ΔE 6.0 |
| Citadel | #863231 | Tuskgor Fur Air | ΔE 6.2 |
| Creature | #801C15 | Burnt Red Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.5 |
| Italeri | #A71E29 | Insigna Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.5 |
| Arteza | #7B2D33 | Bordeaux Red Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #A82135 | The Red Pure Pigments | ΔE 6.7 |
| Duncan | #961714 | Sanguine Scarlet Wave 1 | ΔE 7.1 |
| AK Interactive | #852F25 | Rust Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) | ΔE 7.1 |
| Foundry | #962B23 | Bright Red Shade Paint System | ΔE 7.1 |
| Acrilex | #99373C | Cereja Paints | ΔE 7.7 |
| P3 | #6B160F | Sanguine Base Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.5 |
| Tamiya | #672622 | Bronze Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 8.8 |
| Mig | #AC2B25 | Blood Red Acrylics | ΔE 9.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #B32E1F | Vampire Red Fantasy Range | ΔE 12.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 13.4 |
Nearest colours inside The Army Painter
- B Vampire Red Warpaints ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Gemstone Red Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.0 · very close
- C Slaughter Red Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.6 · close
- C Resplendent Red Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Dragon Red Warpaints Air ΔE 4.5 · close
- C Slaughter Red Speedpaint Set ΔE 4.6 · close
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot