This is a common color; 4 other brands cover it, the nearest being Monument Pro Acryl Burnt Orange at 93 percent. Basilisk Red is a dark vivid red with a warm undertone. Highlight it toward Resplendent Red, the nearest lighter paint in the The Army Painter lane. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Basilisk Red equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Basilisk Red outright, but 3 ranges come close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest Monument Pro Acryl equivalent: Monument Pro Acryl Burnt Orange, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.5).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Wine Red, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.1).
- Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya Hull Red, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.4).
- Nearest in the Vallejo catalog: Vallejo Red, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.4).
- Best Green Stuff World option: Green Stuff World Sangria Red, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.2).
- From Citadel: Citadel Khorne Red, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.5).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.5 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Monument Pro Acryl
AK Interactive
Tamiya
Vallejo
Green Stuff World
Citadel
Khorne Red
Khorne Red
Word Bearers Red
Doombull Brown
Mournfang Brown
Mournfang Brown
Fulgurite Copper
Valdor Gold
Fuegan Orange
Revell
P3 Paints
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
Humbrol
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Basilisk Red?
The closest same-finish match is Monument Pro Acryl Burnt Orange at 93% color similarity.
Is there a Vallejo equivalent of Basilisk Red?
Yes. The closest Vallejo option is Red at 83%, a same-finish match.
What color is Basilisk Red?
Basilisk Red is a dark vivid red with a warm undertone (hex #701C18).
What do I highlight and shade Basilisk Red with?
The next step up for highlighting Basilisk Red is Resplendent Red in the The Army Painter range. Nothing sits directly below it in the same lane, so reach for a wash to shade.