This is a common color; 5 other brands cover it, the nearest being Two Thin Coats Red Rage at 91 percent. Dark Red sits in the red family: dark in tone, moderate in saturation, warm in cast. Within the Vallejo range it ladders cleanly, Black Red for the shadows and Warlord Purple for the highlights. In practice you can substitute across brands here without anyone noticing at arm's length.
Dark Red equivalents in other ranges
Several ranges orbit this color without landing on it. Here is the closest each brand manages, nearest first:
- Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent: Two Thin Coats Red Rage, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.8).
- From Monument Pro Acryl: Monument Pro Acryl Shadow Flesh, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.1).
- Revell's closest color: Revell Reddish Brown (RAL 3009), a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.5).
- Nearest in the Tamiya catalog: Tamiya Mahogany, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.3).
- Best AK Interactive option: AK Interactive Dark Shadow Flesh, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.9).
- From Humbrol: Humbrol Hull Red, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.0).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.8 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Two Thin Coats
Monument Pro Acryl
Revell
Tamiya
AK Interactive
Humbrol
The Army Painter
P3 Paints
Scale75
Citadel
Green Stuff World
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What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Dark Red?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Red Rage at 91% color similarity.
What color is Dark Red?
Dark Red is a dark moderate red with a warm undertone (hex #692F24).
What do I highlight and shade Dark Red with?
Highlight Dark Red toward Warlord Purple and shade it down into Black Red, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.