What is the difference between Wazdakka Red and Faded Red?

ΔE 17 (loose). Faded Red is a little lighter, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wazdakka Red vs Faded Red

Wazdakka Red

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

Faded Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.747
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b44d50 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.1, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Faded Red is a little lighter, much more muted than Wazdakka Red.

Can I use Faded Red instead of Wazdakka Red?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 17). Faded Red is a little lighter, much more muted than Wazdakka Red.

Can I use Wazdakka Red instead of Faded Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Wazdakka Red is a little darker, much more saturated.

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 Faded Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wazdakka Red

Wazdakka Red vs Red (71.102)Model Air · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Faded Red
Wazdakka Red vs Scarlet Red (72.012)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Faded Red
Wazdakka Red vs Flat Red (70.957)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Faded Red

Other Citadel paints close to Faded Red

Faded Red vs Tuskgor FurColour: Layer · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Wazdakka Red
Faded Red vs Knight-Questor FleshColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Wazdakka Red
Faded Red vs Ratskin FleshColour: Base · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Wazdakka Red equivalents · Faded Red equivalents