Poppy Red sits in the red family: mid-tone in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. For modelling, drop to Ruddy Fur in the recesses and step up to Fire Drake on the edges, both The Army Painter paints. Substitutes are thin here, with Humbrol Clear Red the closest same-finish option at 77 percent and no brand hitting the strong-match bar. Cross-brand swaps are adjust-on-model territory here, useful as a starting point rather than an exact replacement.
Poppy Red equivalents in other ranges
We ran The Army Painter Poppy Red against every mapped catalog and came up empty: no brand makes a color close enough to call an equivalent.
Even the nearest color, Humbrol Clear Red, dries clearly warmer and more saturated than Poppy Red, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Humbrol
Citadel
Vallejo
Revell
Tamiya
AK Interactive
Scale75
Two Thin Coats
Green Stuff World
Monument Pro Acryl
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What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Poppy Red?
The closest same-finish match is Humbrol Clear Red at 77% color similarity.
Is there a Citadel equivalent of Poppy Red?
Yes. The closest Citadel option is Baal Red at 77%, a same-finish match.
Is Poppy Red a one-coat paint?
Poppy Red is a contrast paint, made to basecoat and shade in a single pass over a light primer. One coat drops color into the recesses and leaves the raised areas brighter; a second coat deepens the tone if you want it richer.
What do I highlight and shade Poppy Red with?
Highlight Poppy Red toward Fire Drake and shade it down into Ruddy Fur, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.