Cross-brand swaps do not really exist for Blood Chalice; the closest color anywhere, Two Thin Coats Scarab Red at 94 percent, sits in a different finish class, so it is a reference not a substitute. Blood Chalice is a mid-tone moderate red with a warm undertone. To deepen it, True Blood is the darker step in the same The Army Painter range. For a true match, stick with the original; cross-brand substitutes will read as a different color.
Blood Chalice equivalents in other ranges
Blood Chalice is awkward to replace. Treat the matches below as starting points for a mix rather than straight swaps.
Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent: Two Thin Coats Scarab Red, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.3), but it is a metallic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
Best Vallejo option: Vallejo Faded Red, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.1), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
From Citadel: Citadel Squig Orange, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.0), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive Foundry Red, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.2), but it is a metallic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.3 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Two Thin Coats
Vallejo
Citadel
AK Interactive
Humbrol
Scale75
Green Stuff World
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What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Blood Chalice?
No same-finish equivalent is close enough to call a straight swap. The nearest color overall is Two Thin Coats Scarab Red at 94%, in a different finish class.
What color is Blood Chalice?
Blood Chalice is a mid-tone moderate red with a warm undertone (hex #BC4848).
What do I highlight and shade Blood Chalice with?
Shade Blood Chalice with True Blood in the same The Army Painter range. For highlights, mix in a lighter tone or move to a brighter paint in the lane.