This is a common color; 10 other brands cover it, the nearest being Monument Pro Acryl Fluorescent Red at 96 percent. Evil Sunz Scarlet sits in the red family: mid-tone in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. It builds a smooth gradient with Mephiston Red underneath and Angron Red Clear on the highlights, all in the Citadel line. Treat it as an easy swap, just confirm the finish type matches before you commit.
Evil Sunz Scarlet equivalents in other ranges
This is one of the easy ones. A same finish twin exists, and 11 brands in the catalog land close enough to consider.
Closest Monument Pro Acryl equivalent: Monument Pro Acryl Fluorescent Red, the same color for practical purposes (delta E 0.9).
- The P3 Paints pick: P3 Paints Khador Red, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.7).
- Nearest in the Scale75 catalog: Scale75 Antares Red, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.9).
- Best Green Stuff World option: Green Stuff World Hellfire Red, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.2).
- From Revell: Revell Carmine red/Karminrot (RAL 3002), close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.5).
- AK Interactive's closest color: AK Interactive Blood Red, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.6).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 0.9 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Monument Pro Acryl
P3 Paints
Scale75
Green Stuff World
Revell
AK Interactive
The Army Painter
Two Thin Coats
Humbrol
Vallejo
Tamiya
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 10 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Evil Sunz Scarlet?
The closest same-finish match is Monument Pro Acryl Fluorescent Red at 96% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Evil Sunz Scarlet?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Legendary Red at 82%, a same-finish match.
What color is Evil Sunz Scarlet?
Evil Sunz Scarlet is a mid-tone vivid red with a warm undertone (hex #C01411).
What do I highlight and shade Evil Sunz Scarlet with?
Highlight Evil Sunz Scarlet toward Angron Red Clear and shade it down into Mephiston Red, both Citadel paints in the same finish family.