# Cygor Brown (Citadel Contrast) Paint Equivalents

> Cygor Brown (Citadel Contrast) equivalents: Vallejo Copper Brown and Army Painter Dark Wood, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-contrast/cygor-brown

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Cygor Brown: Citadel Contrast contrast, hex #3e1a17. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Cygor Brown

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Hex

#3e1a17

Hex source

community data

## Cygor Brown equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Copper Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/copper-brown-72-421) Vallejo Xpress 72.421 ΔE 5.9

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Dark Wood](/paints/speedpaint-2/dark-wood) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 10.2

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Amphora Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/amphora-red) ΔE 4.1

    ⚠ cross-finish

Cygor Brown is a contrast paint from Citadel Contrast. The closest paint in any other range is Copper Brown from Vallejo Xpress at ΔE 5.9, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 1 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)

- [Dark Wood](/paints/speedpaint-2/dark-wood) approximate ΔE 10.2
- [Burnished Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/burnished-red) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Dusk Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/dusk-red) approximate ΔE 11.4

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

- [Red Copper](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/red-copper) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Tree Ancient](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/tree-ancient) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Oak Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/oak-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5

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

- [Strong Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.8
- [Dark Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0
- [Red Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/red-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0

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

- [Mournfang Brown](/paints/citadel-base/mournfang-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Catachan Fleshtone](/paints/citadel-base/catachan-fleshtone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.3
- [Thondia Brown](/paints/citadel-base/thondia-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5

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

- [Doombull Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/doombull-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.7
- [Word Bearers Red](/paints/citadel-layer/word-bearers-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0

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

- [Carroburg Crimson](/paints/citadel-shade/carroburg-crimson) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.2
- [Reikland Fleshshade](/paints/citadel-shade/reikland-fleshshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Reikland Fleshshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/reikland-fleshshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7

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

- [Amphora Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/amphora-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Berserker Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/berserker-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.6
- [Red Rage](/paints/two-thin-coats/red-rage) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9

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

- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/charred-brown-76-045) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.2
- [Nocturnal Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/nocturnal-red-76-111) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Scarlet Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/scarlet-red-76-012) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0

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

- [Evil Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/evil-red-72-112) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/charred-brown-72-045) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.2
- [Nocturnal Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/nocturnal-red-72-111) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6

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

- [Rust Texture (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/rust-texture-matt-69-821) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4
- [Brown Engine Soot (Matt)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-engine-soot-matt-69-818) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8
- [Chipping Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/chipping-brown-69-035) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.0

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.7
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.6
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 33.6

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.3
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.6
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.1

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

- [Copper Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/copper-brown-72-421) safe substitute ΔE 5.9
- [Muddy Ground](/paints/vallejo-xpress/muddy-ground-72-475) approximate ΔE 7.5
- [Mahogany](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mahogany-72-472) approximate ΔE 9.7

## Also in Citadel Contrast

- [Wyldwood](/paints/citadel-contrast/wyldwood) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Flesh Tearers Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/flesh-tearers-red) approximate ΔE 7.7
- [Volupus Pink](/paints/citadel-contrast/volupus-pink) approximate ΔE 10.8

Every pot in [Citadel Contrast](/paints/citadel-contrast) 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 Cygor Brown?

Copper Brown from Vallejo Xpress, at ΔE 5.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Cygor Brown?

Dark Wood from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 10.2: the nearest contrast paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Cygor Brown?

Amphora Red from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 4.1. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.