Mephiston Red hex code & equivalents
Citadel · Base
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A hex code is an on-screen approximation of the colour in the pot. Thinned, layered or under different light the paint will look different; the matches below are measured against this same swatch.
The closest match to Mephiston Red is Two Thin Coats Crimson (practically identical, ΔE 0.4). Best in other ranges: Vallejo Game Color Gory Red; Scale75 Military Red; Monument Hobbies (Pro Acryl) Dark Red.
Matches from other ranges
| Own | Paint | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Mephiston RedCitadel · this paint | ||
| CrimsonTwo Thin Coats · Base | Practically identicalΔE 0.4 | |
| Gory RedVallejo Game Color · Base | Practically identicalΔE 0.4 | |
| Military RedScale75 · Base | Near-identicalΔE 1.1 | |
| Royal CrimsonScale75 · Base | Near-identicalΔE 1.1 | |
| Garnet RedScale75 · Base | Near-identicalΔE 1.6 | |
| Red InkVallejo Game Color · Base | Near-identicalΔE 1.7 | |
| Dark RedMonument Hobbies (Pro Acryl) · Base | Very closeΔE 2.1 | |
| Badlands BrownCuttlefish Colors · Glaze | Very closeΔE 2.4 | |
| Sanguine ScarletTwo Thin Coats · Base | Very closeΔE 2.7 | |
| Bold Pyrrole RedMonument Hobbies (Pro Acryl) · Base | Very closeΔE 2.8 | |
| Sanguine RedColour Forge · Base | Very closeΔE 2.9 | |
| Wwi French BrownAK Interactive · Base | CloseΔE 3.1 | |
| Burnt Cadmium RedVallejo Game Color · Base | CloseΔE 3.2 | |
| Tuskgor FurCitadel · Layer | CloseΔE 3.3 | |
| Red Tone WashWarpaints Fanatic · Base | CloseΔE 3.4 | |
| Dirty RedAK Interactive · Base | CloseΔE 3.4 | |
| Red BrownVallejo Model Color · Base | CloseΔE 3.5 | |
| Dark MaroonMonument Hobbies (Pro Acryl) · Base | CloseΔE 3.5 | |
| Carmine RedVallejo Model Color · Base | CloseΔE 3.6 | |
| Carnage RedReaper · Base | CloseΔE 3.7 | |
| Grunge BrownVallejo Game Color · Base | CloseΔE 3.7 | |
| Burning VermillionCuttlefish Colors · Glaze | CloseΔE 3.9 | |
| Bloody RedVallejo Game Color · Base | Suggested substitutenot measured | |
| Deep RedMonument Hobbies (Pro Acryl) · Base | Suggested substitutenot measured | |
| Dragon RedReaper · Base | Suggested substitutenot measured | |
| RedVallejo Model Color · Base | Suggested substitutenot measured |
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- Citadel → Reaper
- Citadel → Scale75
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