What is the difference between Wazdakka Red and Sunset Red?

ΔE 10 (close). Sunset Red is a little lighter, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Wazdakka Red vs Sunset Red

Wazdakka Red

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

Sunset Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.802
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bd2451 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sunset Red is a little lighter, cooler than Wazdakka Red.

Can I use Sunset Red instead of Wazdakka Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Sunset Red is a little lighter, cooler than Wazdakka Red.

Can I use Wazdakka Red instead of Sunset Red?

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

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 Sunset 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 Sunset Red
Wazdakka Red vs Scarlet Red (72.012)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sunset Red
Wazdakka Red vs Flat Red (70.957)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sunset Red

Other Citadel paints close to Sunset Red

Sunset Red vs Astorath RedColour: Dry · ΔE 21, loose
Sunset Red vs Pink HorrorColour: Layer · ΔE 22, loose
Sunset Red vs Mephiston RedColour: Base · ΔE 23, loose

All matches: Wazdakka Red equivalents · Sunset Red equivalents