Flesh Tearers Red vs Fresh Blood

Flesh Tearers Red

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Contrast
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#c82a2a (estimate)

Fresh Blood

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Special FX / Fluo
Code
72.601
Type
a fluorescent or effect paint
Swatch
#f14e55 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Fresh Blood is noticeably lighter, cooler than Flesh Tearers Red. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Flesh Tearers Red is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Vallejo Fresh Blood is a fluorescent or effect paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Fresh Blood instead of Flesh Tearers Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Fresh Blood is noticeably lighter, cooler than Flesh Tearers Red. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Flesh Tearers Red instead of Fresh Blood?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flesh Tearers Red is noticeably darker, warmer.

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 Flesh Tearers Red on the colour wheel See Fresh Blood on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Flesh Tearers Red

Other Citadel paints close to Fresh Blood

All matches: Flesh Tearers Red equivalents · Fresh Blood equivalents

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