What is Citadel Mephiston Red?

Citadel Mephiston Red is a vibrant base paint from Games Workshop's Citadel Colour range, featuring a rich crimson hue (hex code #9B0E05) that serves as the foundation color for Blood Angels Space Marines and other red-armored miniatures. This highly pigmented acrylic paint provides excellent coverage over primers and is specifically formulated for base coating large areas. Miniature painters frequently seek alternatives when Mephiston Red is unavailable, with Turbo Dork Redrum (97% color match), Coat d'Arms Vampire Red (96% match), and Scale75 Indian Shadow (96% match) offering the closest color accuracy based on CIEDE2000 perceptual matching. The 12ml pot typically covers 10-15 Space Marine models when used as directed. Professional painters often thin Mephiston Red with a 2:1 paint-to-water ratio for smoother application, though the paint's high pigment density allows for effective single-coat coverage on properly primed surfaces. As part of the Citadel base paint line, Mephiston Red is designed to work seamlessly with Citadel's layer paints, shades, and technical paints for complete miniature painting systems.