§ PAINT · 11th edition
Squig OrangeCitadel Layer opaque, hex #a74d42. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.
- Paint
- Squig Orange
- Range
- Citadel Layer
- Finish
- opaque
- Hex
- #a74d42
- Hex source
- community data
Squig Orange 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
RedVallejo Mecha Color69.008ΔE 5.0safe substituteArmy Painter equivalent
Topaz SkinWarpaints FanaticΔE 4.9safe substituteTwo Thin Coats equivalent
Rust OrangeΔE 5.3◆ maker’s picksafe substitute
Squig Orange is an opaque paint from Citadel Layer. The closest paint in any other range is Topaz Skin from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 4.9, 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
- Goddess Glow⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.0
- Poppy Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 6.6
- Ruddy Fur⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.7
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic
- Topaz Skinsafe substituteΔE 4.9
- Ruddy Umbersafe substituteΔE 5.4
- Dragon RedapproximateΔE 8.1
Army Painter Warpaints Fanatic Wash
- Sepia Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.4
- Orange Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 18.3
- Light Tone⚠ cross-finishΔE 20.2
Citadel Base
- Bugman's GlowapproximateΔE 8.9
- Ratskin FleshapproximateΔE 10.1
- Mephiston RedapproximateΔE 13.0
Citadel Contrast
- Guilliman Flesh⚠ cross-finishΔE 2.7
- Darkoath Flesh⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.9
- Baal Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.8
Citadel Shade
- Berserker Bloodshade⚠ cross-finishΔE 11.8
- Cryptek Armourshade Gloss⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.9
- Fuegan Orange⚠ cross-finishΔE 17.5
Two Thin Coats
- Rust Orange◆ maker’s picksafe substituteΔE 5.3
- Scarab Redsafe substituteΔE 5.1
- Fur Cloaksafe substituteΔE 6.0
Vallejo Game Air
- Athena SkinapproximateΔE 8.5
- Grunge BrownapproximateΔE 10.3
- Bloody RedapproximateΔE 10.4
Vallejo Game Color
- TanapproximateΔE 8.1
- Scarlet BloodapproximateΔE 8.4
- Athena SkinapproximateΔE 8.5
Vallejo Mecha Color
Vallejo Metal Color
- Gunmetal Grey⚠ cross-finishΔE 24.1
- Jet Exhaust⚠ cross-finishΔE 24.6
- Steel⚠ cross-finishΔE 24.8
Vallejo Wash
- Dark Rust⚠ cross-finishΔE 5.7
- Dark Brown⚠ cross-finishΔE 14.7
- Flesh Wash⚠ cross-finishΔE 15.7
Vallejo Xpress
- Demonic Skin⚠ cross-finishΔE 7.2
- Plasma Red⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.1
- Dwarf Skin⚠ cross-finishΔE 8.8
Also in Citadel Layer
- Deathclaw BrownapproximateΔE 7.2
- Knight-Questor FleshapproximateΔE 9.8
- Tuskgor FurapproximateΔE 9.9
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 Squig Orange?
- Red from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 5.0: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Army Painter equivalent of Squig Orange?
- Topaz Skin from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.
- What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Squig Orange?
- Rust Orange from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 5.3 apart.