# XV-88 (Citadel Base) Paint Equivalents // Lexmechanic

> XV-88 (Citadel Base) equivalents: Vallejo Oil Stains (Gloss), Army Painter Desert Yellow and Two Thin Coats Gyzmo Fur, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-base/xv-88

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# XV-88: Citadel Base opaque, hex #6c4811. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

XV-88

Range

[Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base)

Finish

opaque

Hex

#6c4811

Hex source

community data

## XV-88 equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Oil Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oil-stains-gloss-69-813) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.813 ΔE 3.9

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 13.5

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Gyzmo Fur](/paints/two-thin-coats/gyzmo-fur) ΔE 30.5

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

XV-88 is an opaque paint from Citadel Base. The closest paint in any other range is Oil Stains (Gloss) from Vallejo Mecha Color at ΔE 3.9, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 3 a safe substitute in the same finish; the rest are approximate or a different finish.

## Closest matches

### [Army Painter Speedpaint 2.0](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Golden Armour](/paints/speedpaint-2/golden-armour) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.8
- [Hardened Leather](/paints/speedpaint-2/hardened-leather) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0
- [Glittering Loot](/paints/speedpaint-2/glittering-loot) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic](/paints/army-painter-fanatic)

- [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) approximate ΔE 13.5
- [Prairie Ochre](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/prairie-ochre) approximate ΔE 14.1
- [Mocca Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mocca-skin) approximate ΔE 17.4

### [Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash)

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9

### [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast)

- [Nazdreg Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/nazdreg-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.9
- [Snakebite Leather](/paints/citadel-contrast/snakebite-leather) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.8
- [Gore-Grunta Fur](/paints/citadel-contrast/gore-grunta-fur) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5

### [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer)

- [Balor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/balor-brown) approximate ΔE 7.0
- [Skrag Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/skrag-brown) approximate ΔE 9.1
- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) approximate ΔE 15.9

### [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade)

- [Seraphim Sepia](/paints/citadel-shade/seraphim-sepia) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.6
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.9
- [Reikland Fleshshade](/paints/citadel-shade/reikland-fleshshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.5

### [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats)

- [Gyzmo Fur](/paints/two-thin-coats/gyzmo-fur) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 30.5
- [Noble Steed Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/noble-steed-brown) approximate ΔE 8.8
- [Scabbard Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/scabbard-brown) approximate ΔE 11.3

### [Vallejo Game Air](/paints/vallejo-game-air)

- [Beasty Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/beasty-brown-76-043) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Earth](/paints/vallejo-game-air/earth-76-062) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Leather Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/leather-brown-76-040) approximate ΔE 9.3

### [Vallejo Game Color](/paints/vallejo-game-color)

- [Beasty Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/beasty-brown-72-043) safe substitute ΔE 5.7
- [Earth](/paints/vallejo-game-color/earth-72-062) safe substitute ΔE 6.2
- [Leather Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/leather-brown-72-040) approximate ΔE 9.3

### [Vallejo Mecha Color](/paints/vallejo-mecha)

- [Oil Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oil-stains-gloss-69-813) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [Brown Engine Soot (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-engine-soot-matt-69-818) approximate ΔE 11.7
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-69-034) approximate ΔE 13.4

### [Vallejo Metal Color](/paints/vallejo-metal)

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.6
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.7
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.0

### [Vallejo Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash)

- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-300) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-200) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/brown-76-513) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4

### [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress)

- [Wasteland Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wasteland-brown-72-420) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5
- [Military Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/military-yellow-72-453) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Battledress Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/battledress-brown-72-473) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1

## Also in Citadel Base

- [Steel Legion Drab](/paints/citadel-base/steel-legion-drab) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) approximate ΔE 17.6
- [Thondia Brown](/paints/citadel-base/thondia-brown) approximate ΔE 18.0

Every pot in [Citadel Base](/paints/citadel-base) has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Citadel to Vallejo](/paints/citadel-to-vallejo), [Citadel to Army Painter](/paints/citadel-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Citadel](/paints/vallejo-to-citadel), [Army Painter to Citadel](/paints/army-painter-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Citadel](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel).

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##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of XV-88?

Oil Stains (Gloss) from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 3.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of XV-88?

Desert Yellow from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 13.5: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of XV-88?

Gyzmo Fur from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 30.5 apart.