# Squig Orange (Citadel Layer) Paint Equivalents

> Squig Orange (Citadel Layer) equivalents: Vallejo Red, Army Painter Topaz Skin and Two Thin Coats Rust Orange, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Squig Orange: Citadel Layer opaque, hex #a74d42. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Squig Orange

Range

[Citadel Layer](/paints/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

    [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.008 ΔE 5.0

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Topaz Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/topaz-skin) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.9

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Rust Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/rust-orange) ΔE 5.3

    ◆ maker’s pick safe 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](/paints/speedpaint-2)

- [Goddess Glow](/paints/speedpaint-2/goddess-glow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.0
- [Poppy Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/poppy-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Ruddy Fur](/paints/speedpaint-2/ruddy-fur) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7

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

- [Topaz Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/topaz-skin) safe substitute ΔE 4.9
- [Ruddy Umber](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/ruddy-umber) safe substitute ΔE 5.4
- [Dragon Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/dragon-red) approximate ΔE 8.1

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

- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.4
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3
- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.2

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

- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) approximate ΔE 8.9
- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 10.1
- [Mephiston Red](/paints/citadel-base/mephiston-red) approximate ΔE 13.0

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

- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.7
- [Darkoath Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/darkoath-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.9
- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.8

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.8
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.9
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.5

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

- [Rust Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/rust-orange) ◆ maker’s pick safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Scarab Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/scarab-red) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Fur Cloak](/paints/two-thin-coats/fur-cloak) safe substitute ΔE 6.0

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

- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/athena-skin-76-107) approximate ΔE 8.5
- [Grunge Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/grunge-brown-76-115) approximate ΔE 10.3
- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) approximate ΔE 10.4

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

- [Tan](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tan-72-066) approximate ΔE 8.1
- [Scarlet Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-blood-72-106) approximate ΔE 8.4
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/athena-skin-72-107) approximate ΔE 8.5

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

- [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) safe substitute ΔE 5.0
- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-69-010) approximate ΔE 9.0

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.1
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.6
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.8

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

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.7
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.7
- [Flesh Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/flesh-wash-73-204) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.7

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

- [Demonic Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/demonic-skin-72-458) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.2
- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Dwarf Skin](/paints/vallejo-xpress/dwarf-skin-72-402) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.8

## Also in Citadel Layer

- [Deathclaw Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/deathclaw-brown) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Knight-Questor Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/knight-questor-flesh) approximate ΔE 9.8
- [Tuskgor Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/tuskgor-fur) approximate ΔE 9.9

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 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.