Wazdakka Red vs Ink Red

Wazdakka Red

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

Ink Red

Brand
Vallejo
Range
Game Color Ink
Code
72.086
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#a5162a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Ink Red is warmer than Wazdakka Red. They are different kinds of paint: Citadel Wazdakka Red is an opaque base/layer paint and Vallejo Ink Red 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 Ink Red instead of Wazdakka Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Ink Red is warmer than Wazdakka Red. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Wazdakka Red instead of Ink Red?

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 Ink Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Wazdakka Red

Other Citadel paints close to Ink Red

All matches: Wazdakka Red equivalents · Ink Red equivalents

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