Wazdakka Red vs Alizarin Crimson Hue

Wazdakka Red

Brand
Citadel / Warhammer
Range
Colour: Layer
Type
an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch
#a81a3a (estimate)

Alizarin Crimson Hue

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8521
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#a51f2a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Alizarin Crimson Hue is warmer than Wazdakka Red. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Wazdakka Red is an opaque base/layer paint and Golden Alizarin Crimson Hue is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Alizarin Crimson Hue instead of Wazdakka Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Alizarin Crimson Hue is warmer than Wazdakka Red. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Wazdakka Red instead of Alizarin Crimson Hue?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wazdakka Red 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 Wazdakka Red on the colour wheel See Alizarin Crimson Hue on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Wazdakka Red

Other Citadel paints close to Alizarin Crimson Hue

All matches: Wazdakka Red equivalents · Alizarin Crimson Hue equivalents

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