Red Tone is a dark moderate red with a warm undertone. Within the The Army Painter range it ladders cleanly, Dark Red Tone for the shadows and Orange Tone for the highlights. Substitutes are thin here, with Monument Pro Acryl Transparent Red the closest same-finish option at 75 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.
Red Tone equivalents in other ranges
We ran The Army Painter Red Tone against every mapped catalog and came up empty: no brand makes a color close enough to call an equivalent.
Even the nearest color, Monument Pro Acryl Transparent Red, dries clearly darker than Red Tone, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Monument Pro Acryl
Citadel
Vallejo
Tamiya
Scale75
Revell
AK Interactive
P3 Paints
Green Stuff World
Two Thin Coats
Humbrol
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Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Red Tone?
The closest same-finish match is Monument Pro Acryl Transparent Red at 75% color similarity.
What is Red Tone used for?
Red Tone is a wash that flows into recesses and pools in shadow. Common uses: warm crimson glazing; deepen recesses and panel lines.
What do I highlight and shade Red Tone with?
Highlight Red Tone toward Orange Tone and shade it down into Dark Red Tone, both The Army Painter paints in the same finish family.