§ PAINT · 11th edition
Brass ScorpionCitadel Layer metallic, hex #a65d2c. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Brass Scorpion
- Range
- Citadel Layer
- Finish
- metallic
- Hex
- #a65d2c
- Hex source
- community data
Brass Scorpion 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
CopperVallejo Mecha Color69.061ΔE 4.6safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Weapon BronzeWarpaints FanaticΔE 6.6safe substituteTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Chaos BronzeΔE 17.6◆ maker’s pickapproximate
Brass Scorpion is a metallic paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Copper from Vallejo Mecha Color at ΔE 4.6, 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
- Hardened Leather⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.9
- Ruddy Fur⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.3
- Warrior Skin⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.9
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Weapon Bronzesafe substituteΔE 6.6
- Greedy GoldapproximateΔE 14.3
- True CopperapproximateΔE 15.2
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Light Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.1
- Sepia Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.3
- Orange Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.9
Citadel Base
- Warplock BronzeapproximateΔE 8.0
- Balthasar GoldapproximateΔE 8.5
- Runelord BrassapproximateΔE 19.0
Citadel Contrast
- Magmadroth Flame⚠ cross-finishΔE 12.3
- Guilliman Flesh⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.0
- Gryph-Hound Orange⚠ cross-finishΔE 13.3
Citadel Shade
- Casandora Yellow⚠ cross-finishΔE 16.6
- Cryptek Armourshade Gloss⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.7
- Fuegan Orange⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.7
Two Thin Coats
- Chaos Bronze◆ maker’s pickapproximateΔE 17.6
- Steampunk Coppersafe substituteΔE 5.3
- Ancient GoldapproximateΔE 16.9
Vallejo Game Air
- Parasite Brown⚠ cross-finishΔE 3.1
- Bronze Brown⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.6
- Desert Yellow⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.7
Vallejo Game Color
- Tinny TinapproximateΔE 35.1
- Bright BronzeapproximateΔE 35.5
- Hammered CopperapproximateΔE 35.5
Vallejo Mecha Color
Vallejo Metal Color
- CopperapproximateΔE 22.5
- Gunmetal GreyapproximateΔE 23.6
- SteelapproximateΔE 23.6
Vallejo Wash
- Sepia Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.5
- Dark Rust⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.0
- European Dust⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.3
Vallejo Xpress
- Desert Ochre⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.0
- Chameleon Orange⚠ cross-finishΔE 9.2
- Martian Orange⚠ cross-finishΔE 10.5
Also in Citadel Layer
- Skrag BrownapproximateΔE 8.8
- Tau Light OchreapproximateΔE 9.1
- Deathclaw BrownapproximateΔE 9.7
Every pot in Citadel Layer has a page like this one. Citadel against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: Citadel to Vallejo, Citadel to Army Painter, Citadel to Two Thin Coats, Vallejo to Citadel, Army Painter to Citadel, Two Thin Coats to Citadel.
Match it in the toolQuestions
- What is the Vallejo equivalent of Brass Scorpion?
- Copper from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 4.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Brass Scorpion?
- Weapon Bronze from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 6.6: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Brass Scorpion?
- Chaos Bronze from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 17.6 apart.