# Castellax Bronze (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Castellax Bronze (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Gold, Army Painter Bright Gold and Two Thin Coats Overlord Brass, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/castellax-bronze

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Castellax Bronze: Citadel Layer metallic, hex #c68351. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Castellax Bronze

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Hex

#c68351

Hex source

community data

## Castellax Bronze 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

    [Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gold-69-059) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.059 ΔE 14.0

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Bright Gold](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/bright-gold) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 17.6

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Overlord Brass](/paints/two-thin-coats/overlord-brass) ΔE 13.3

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Castellax Bronze is a metallic paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Balthasar Gold from Citadel Base at ΔE 8.5, an approximation. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and none 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)

- [Fire Drake](/paints/speedpaint-2/fire-drake) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.5
- [Fire Giant Orange](/paints/speedpaint-2/fire-giant-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4
- [Crusader Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/crusader-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.6

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

- [Bright Gold](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/bright-gold) approximate ΔE 17.6
- [Weapon Bronze](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/weapon-bronze) approximate ΔE 18.0
- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 24.4

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.4
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.2
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 31.9

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

- [Balthasar Gold](/paints/citadel-base/balthasar-gold) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Warplock Bronze](/paints/citadel-base/warplock-bronze) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Runelord Brass](/paints/citadel-base/runelord-brass) approximate ΔE 16.8

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

- [Iyanden Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/iyanden-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Ironjawz Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/ironjawz-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.2
- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.4

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

- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.2
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.6

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

- [Overlord Brass](/paints/two-thin-coats/overlord-brass) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 13.3
- [Top Brass](/paints/two-thin-coats/top-brass) approximate ΔE 10.4
- [Chaos Bronze](/paints/two-thin-coats/chaos-bronze) approximate ΔE 10.7

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

- [Elf Skin Tone](/paints/vallejo-game-air/elf-skin-tone-76-004) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 1.6
- [Gold Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/gold-yellow-76-007) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Bronze Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bronze-brown-76-036) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8

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

- [Bright Bronze](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bright-bronze-72-057) approximate ΔE 23.9
- [Hammered Copper](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hammered-copper-72-059) approximate ΔE 24.8
- [Brassy Brass](/paints/vallejo-game-color/brassy-brass-72-058) approximate ΔE 25.1

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

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gold-69-059) approximate ΔE 14.0
- [Old Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/old-gold-69-060) approximate ΔE 14.5
- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-mecha/copper-69-061) approximate ΔE 15.8

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

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) approximate ΔE 17.2
- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) approximate ΔE 18.1
- [Silver](/paints/vallejo-metal/silver-77-724) approximate ΔE 22.9

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

- [Light Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-rust-76-505) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/rust-76-506) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Dark Khaki Green](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-khaki-green-76-520) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.7

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

- [Khaki Drill](/paints/vallejo-xpress/khaki-drill-72-451) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.7
- [Chameleon Orange](/paints/vallejo-xpress/chameleon-orange-72-455) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Fairy Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/fairy-skin-72-457) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Bestigor Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/bestigor-flesh) near match ΔE 2.6
- [Fulgurite Copper](/paints/citadel-layer/fulgurite-copper) safe substitute ΔE 4.0
- [Hashut Copper](/paints/citadel-layer/hashut-copper) safe substitute ΔE 4.1

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-castellax-bronze)

##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Castellax Bronze?

Gold from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 14.0: the nearest metallic paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Castellax Bronze?

Bright Gold from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 17.6: the nearest metallic paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Castellax Bronze?

Overlord Brass from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 13.3 apart.