Blood for the Blood God vs Forged Red

Blood for the Blood God

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

Forged Red

Brand
Vallejo
Range
True Metallic Metal
Code
77.145 Shade
Type
a metallic
Swatch
#860f17 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 1.5, perfect: as near the same colour as our swatches can tell. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Blood for the Blood God is a technical paint or medium and Vallejo Forged Red is a metallic, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Forged Red instead of Blood for the Blood God?

Yes, for most jobs. Perfect match (ΔE 2). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Blood for the Blood God instead of Forged Red?

The same difference applies the other way round.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under 2 is a perfect match (you’d struggle to tell them apart), under 6 very close, under 10 close, under 15 fair, under 20 loose, under 30 very loose, and 30 or more a poor match. 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 Forged Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Blood for the Blood God

Other Citadel paints close to Forged Red

All matches: Blood for the Blood God equivalents · Forged Red equivalents

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