# Brass Scorpion (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Brass Scorpion (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Copper, Army Painter Weapon Bronze and Two Thin Coats Chaos Bronze, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/brass-scorpion

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Brass Scorpion: Citadel Layer metallic, hex #a65d2c. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Brass Scorpion

Range

[Citadel Layer](/paints/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

    [Copper](/paints/vallejo-mecha/copper-69-061) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.061 ΔE 4.6

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Weapon Bronze](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/weapon-bronze) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.6

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Chaos Bronze](/paints/two-thin-coats/chaos-bronze) ΔE 17.6

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Hardened Leather](/paints/speedpaint-2/hardened-leather) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Ruddy Fur](/paints/speedpaint-2/ruddy-fur) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.3
- [Warrior Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/warrior-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9

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

- [Weapon Bronze](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/weapon-bronze) safe substitute ΔE 6.6
- [Greedy Gold](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/greedy-gold) approximate ΔE 14.3
- [True Copper](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/true-copper) approximate ΔE 15.2

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.9

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

- [Warplock Bronze](/paints/citadel-base/warplock-bronze) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Balthasar Gold](/paints/citadel-base/balthasar-gold) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Runelord Brass](/paints/citadel-base/runelord-brass) approximate ΔE 19.0

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

- [Magmadroth Flame](/paints/citadel-contrast/magmadroth-flame) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.3
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0
- [Gryph-Hound Orange](/paints/citadel-contrast/gryph-hound-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3

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

- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.6
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.7
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.7

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

- [Chaos Bronze](/paints/two-thin-coats/chaos-bronze) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 17.6
- [Steampunk Copper](/paints/two-thin-coats/steampunk-copper) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Ancient Gold](/paints/two-thin-coats/ancient-gold) approximate ΔE 16.9

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

- [Parasite Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/parasite-brown-76-042) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.1
- [Bronze Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bronze-brown-76-036) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Desert Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/desert-yellow-76-063) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7

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

- [Tinny Tin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tinny-tin-72-060) approximate ΔE 35.1
- [Bright Bronze](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bright-bronze-72-057) approximate ΔE 35.5
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 35.5

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

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-mecha/copper-69-061) safe substitute ΔE 4.6
- [Old Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/old-gold-69-060) approximate ΔE 18.9
- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gold-69-059) approximate ΔE 19.0

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

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) approximate ΔE 22.5
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) approximate ΔE 23.6
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) approximate ΔE 23.6

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

- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-200) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.0
- [European Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/european-dust-76-523) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3

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

- [Desert Ochre](/paints/vallejo-xpress/desert-ochre-72-454) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0
- [Chameleon Orange](/paints/vallejo-xpress/chameleon-orange-72-455) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.2
- [Martian Orange](/paints/vallejo-xpress/martian-orange-72-405) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Skrag Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/skrag-brown) approximate ΔE 8.8
- [Tau Light Ochre](/paints/citadel-layer/tau-light-ochre) approximate ΔE 9.1
- [Deathclaw Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/deathclaw-brown) approximate ΔE 9.7

Every pot in [Citadel Layer](/paints/citadel-layer) 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).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=citadel-layer-brass-scorpion)

##  Questions

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.