Color-wise this is a moderate, very dark brown leaning warm. No shortage of substitutes here, Catachan Flesh from Citadel matches at 89 percent and 3 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Within the AK Interactive range it ladders cleanly, Reddish Black for the shadows and Dark Rust for the highlights. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Black Red equivalents, brand by brand
No brand clones Black Red outright, but 3 ranges come close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Citadel equivalent: Citadel Catachan Flesh, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.1).
- Nearest in the Monument Pro Acryl catalog: Monument Pro Acryl Light Umber, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.3).
- Best Vallejo option: Vallejo Gorgon Brown, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.5).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Oak Brown, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.7).
- Scale75's closest color: Scale75 Brown Black Pudding, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.8).
- Nearest in the P3 Paints catalog: P3 Paints Sinari Skin, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.0).
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 2.1 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
Monument Pro Acryl
Vallejo
The Army Painter
Scale75
P3 Paints
Humbrol
Two Thin Coats
Revell
Green Stuff World
Tamiya
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Black Red?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Catachan Flesh at 89% color similarity.
What color is Black Red?
Black Red is a very dark moderate brown with a warm undertone (hex #42271E).
What do I highlight and shade Black Red with?
Highlight Black Red toward Dark Rust and shade it down into Reddish Black, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.