Blood for the Blood God vs Quinacridone Burnt Orange

Blood for the Blood God

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Technical
Type
a technical paint or medium
Swatch
#8a1018 (estimate)

Quinacridone Burnt Orange

Brand
Golden
Range
Heavy Body Acrylics
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#812219 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Quinacridone Burnt Orange is more muted than Blood for the Blood God. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Blood for the Blood God is a technical paint or medium and Golden Quinacridone Burnt Orange 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 Quinacridone Burnt Orange instead of Blood for the Blood God?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Quinacridone Burnt Orange is more muted than Blood for the Blood God. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Blood for the Blood God instead of Quinacridone Burnt Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blood for the Blood God is more saturated.

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 Blood for the Blood God on the colour wheel See Quinacridone Burnt Orange on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Blood for the Blood God

Other Citadel paints close to Quinacridone Burnt Orange

All matches: Blood for the Blood God equivalents · Quinacridone Burnt Orange equivalents

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