What is the difference between Wazdakka Red and Red Oxide?

ΔE 20 (loose). Red Oxide is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wazdakka Red vs Red Oxide

Wazdakka Red

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

Red Oxide

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #90382e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 20.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Red Oxide is much more muted, warmer than Wazdakka Red.

Can I use Red Oxide instead of Wazdakka Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Red Oxide is much more muted, warmer than Wazdakka Red.

Can I use Wazdakka Red instead of Red Oxide?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wazdakka Red is much more saturated, 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 Red Oxide on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Wazdakka Red

Wazdakka Red vs Magenta (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Red Oxide
Wazdakka Red vs Purple (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Red Oxide
Wazdakka Red vs Alizarin Crimson (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Red Oxide

Other Citadel paints close to Red Oxide

Red Oxide vs Knight-Questor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Wazdakka Red
Red Oxide vs Tuskgor FurColour: Layer · ΔE 8, close · closer than Wazdakka Red
Red Oxide vs Bloodreaver FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Wazdakka Red

All matches: Wazdakka Red equivalents · Red Oxide equivalents