Dry Blood is a very dark vivid red with a warm undertone. Highlight it toward True Blood, the nearest lighter paint in the The Army Painter lane. Dry Blood is a little less common: the closest same-finish match, Citadel Blood For The Blood God, reaches 90 percent, and 1 other brand carries a strong same-finish alternative. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Dry Blood equivalents in other ranges
Several ranges orbit this color without landing on it. Here is the closest each brand manages, nearest first:
- Closest Citadel equivalent: Citadel Blood For The Blood God, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.1).
- Best Monument Pro Acryl option: Monument Pro Acryl Red Oxide, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.1).
- From Green Stuff World: Green Stuff World Sangria Red, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.3), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Vallejo's closest color: Vallejo Gory Red, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.5), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Nearest in the AK Interactive catalog: AK Interactive Wine Red, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.7), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Best Tamiya option: Tamiya Hull Red, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.5), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
Worth knowing before you swap: Citadel Blood For The Blood God runs slightly warmer and more saturated, which shows most where the paint thins over raised detail.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Citadel
Blood For The Blood God
Word Bearers Red
Doombull Brown
Khorne Red
Khorne Red
Mournfang Brown
Mournfang Brown
Warplock Bronze
Brass Scorpion
Castellax Bronze
Monument Pro Acryl
Green Stuff World
Vallejo
AK Interactive
Tamiya
Revell
Two Thin Coats
P3 Paints
Humbrol
Scale75
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Found in 1 other brand with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Dry Blood?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Blood For The Blood God at 90% color similarity.
What color is Dry Blood?
Dry Blood is a very dark vivid red with a warm undertone (hex #601010).
What do I highlight and shade Dry Blood with?
The next step up for highlighting Dry Blood is True Blood in the The Army Painter range. Nothing sits directly below it in the same lane, so reach for a wash to shade.