Blood Angels Red is genuinely hard to match: no other brand has a same-finish equivalent close enough to swap, and the nearest color anywhere, Humbrol Clear Red at 63 percent, is a different finish. Blood Angels Red sits in the red family: mid-tone in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. Within the Citadel range it ladders cleanly, Flesh Tearers Red for the shadows and Baal Red for the highlights. For a true match, stick with the original; cross-brand substitutes will read as a different color.
Blood Angels Red equivalents in other ranges
We ran Citadel Blood Angels 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 lighter and warmer than Blood Angels Red, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Blood Angels Red?
The closest same-finish match is Humbrol Clear Red at 63% color similarity.
Is Blood Angels Red a one-coat paint?
Blood Angels 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 Blood Angels Red with?
Highlight Blood Angels Red toward Baal Red and shade it down into Flesh Tearers Red, both Citadel paints in the same finish family.