Berserker Bloodshade vs Red Oxide

Berserker Bloodshade

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Shade
Type
a wash/shade
Swatch
#8a2a2a (estimate)

Red Oxide

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Code
PR101
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#873325 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Red Oxide is warmer than Berserker Bloodshade. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Berserker Bloodshade is a wash/shade and Golden Red Oxide is an opaque base/layer paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Red Oxide instead of Berserker Bloodshade?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Red Oxide is warmer than Berserker Bloodshade. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Berserker Bloodshade instead of Red Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Berserker Bloodshade is cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Berserker Bloodshade on the colour wheel See Red Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Berserker Bloodshade

Other Citadel paints close to Red Oxide

All matches: Berserker Bloodshade equivalents · Red Oxide equivalents

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