Spiritstone Red vs Vermilion

Spiritstone Red

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Technical
Type
a technical paint or medium
Swatch
#c02a2a (estimate)

Vermilion

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Model Color
Code
70.909
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#c52832 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 4.2, very close: most people won’t see a difference side by side. Our swatches for the two are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Spiritstone Red is a technical paint or medium and Vallejo Vermilion 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 Vermilion instead of Spiritstone Red?

Yes, for most jobs. Very close match (ΔE 4). The swatches are almost the same. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Spiritstone Red instead of Vermilion?

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 Spiritstone Red on the colour wheel See Vermilion on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Spiritstone Red

Other Citadel paints close to Vermilion

All matches: Spiritstone Red equivalents · Vermilion equivalents

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