# Skullcrusher Brass (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Skullcrusher Brass (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Polished Gold, Army Painter Bright Gold and Two Thin Coats Heirloom Gold, by ΔE colour distance.

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

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Skullcrusher Brass: Citadel Layer metallic, hex #f4cb7a. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Skullcrusher Brass

Range

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

Finish

metallic

Hex

#f4cb7a

Hex source

community data

## Skullcrusher Brass 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

    [Polished Gold](/paints/vallejo-game-color/polished-gold-72-055) Vallejo Game Color 72.055 ΔE 12.5

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Bright Gold](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/bright-gold) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 24.5

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Heirloom Gold](/paints/two-thin-coats/heirloom-gold) ΔE 12.4

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Skullcrusher Brass is a metallic paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Retributor Armour from Citadel Base at ΔE 2.7, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 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)

- [Pallid Bone](/paints/speedpaint-2/pallid-bone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.8
- [Pastel Yellow](/paints/speedpaint-2/pastel-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.5
- [Ancient Honey](/paints/speedpaint-2/ancient-honey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0

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

- [Bright Gold](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/bright-gold) approximate ΔE 24.5
- [Mithril](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mithril) approximate ΔE 28.4
- [Shining Silver](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/shining-silver) approximate ΔE 32.6

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 39.3
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 47.7
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 53.9

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

- [Retributor Armour](/paints/citadel-base/retributor-armour) near match ΔE 2.7
- [Iron Hands Steel](/paints/citadel-base/iron-hands-steel) approximate ΔE 21.6
- [Runelord Brass](/paints/citadel-base/runelord-brass) approximate ΔE 27.6

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

- [Bad Moon Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/bad-moon-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.3
- [Imperial Fist](/paints/citadel-contrast/imperial-fist) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.0
- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.7

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

- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.1
- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.7
- [Soulblight Grey](/paints/citadel-shade/soulblight-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 28.2

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

- [Heirloom Gold](/paints/two-thin-coats/heirloom-gold) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 12.4
- [Overlord Brass](/paints/two-thin-coats/overlord-brass) approximate ΔE 10.6
- [Dragon's Gold](/paints/two-thin-coats/dragons-gold) approximate ΔE 10.6

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

- [Toxic Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/toxic-yellow-76-109) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3
- [Moon Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/moon-yellow-76-005) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.9
- [Dead Flesh](/paints/vallejo-game-air/dead-flesh-76-035) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.9

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

- [Polished Gold](/paints/vallejo-game-color/polished-gold-72-055) approximate ΔE 12.5
- [Glorious Gold](/paints/vallejo-game-color/glorious-gold-72-056) approximate ΔE 12.9
- [Bright Bronze](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bright-bronze-72-057) approximate ΔE 14.1

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

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/gold-69-059) approximate ΔE 20.3
- [Old Gold](/paints/vallejo-mecha/old-gold-69-060) approximate ΔE 21.7
- [Light Steel](/paints/vallejo-mecha/light-steel-69-064) approximate ΔE 23.8

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

- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) approximate ΔE 18.2
- [Dull Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/dull-aluminium-77-717) approximate ΔE 23.2
- [Semi Matt Aluminium](/paints/vallejo-metal/semi-matt-aluminium-77-716) approximate ΔE 24.1

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

- [Desert Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/desert-dust-76-522) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9
- [Dark Yellow](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-yellow-76-503) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7
- [Light Grey](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-grey-76-515) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.2

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

- [Bag of Bones](/paints/vallejo-xpress/bag-of-bones-72-450) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.6
- [Mummy White](/paints/vallejo-xpress/mummy-white-72-449) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.8
- [Imperial Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/imperial-yellow-72-403) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.8

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Flayed One Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/flayed-one-flesh) safe substitute ΔE 3.6
- [Auric Armour Gold](/paints/citadel-layer/auric-armour-gold) safe substitute ΔE 5.7
- [Liberator Gold](/paints/citadel-layer/liberator-gold) safe substitute ΔE 5.9

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).

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##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Skullcrusher Brass?

Polished Gold from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 12.5: the nearest metallic paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Skullcrusher Brass?

Bright Gold from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 24.5: the nearest metallic paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Skullcrusher Brass?

Heirloom Gold from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 12.4 apart.