# Seraphim Sepia (Citadel Shade) Paint Equivalents

> Seraphim Sepia (Citadel Shade) equivalents: Vallejo Black, Army Painter Rust Tone and Two Thin Coats Archaic Sepia Wash, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/citadel-shade/seraphim-sepia

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Seraphim Sepia: Citadel Shade wash, hex #2e1f08. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Seraphim Sepia

Range

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

Finish

wash

Hex

#2e1f08

Hex source

vendor swatch

## Seraphim Sepia 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

    [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) Vallejo Wash 76.518 ΔE 13.5

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Rust Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/rust-tone) Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 6.9

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Archaic Sepia Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/archaic-sepia-wash) ΔE 38.0

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate

Seraphim Sepia is a wash paint from Citadel Shade. The closest paint in any other range is Rust Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash at ΔE 6.9, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 1 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)

- [Dark Wood](/paints/speedpaint-2/dark-wood) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.0
- [Grim Black](/paints/speedpaint-2/grim-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6
- [Satchel Brown](/paints/speedpaint-2/satchel-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.5

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

- [Rough Iron](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/rough-iron) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.7
- [Death Metal](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/death-metal) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.9
- [Evil Chrome](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/evil-chrome) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1

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

- [Rust Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/rust-tone) safe substitute ΔE 6.9
- [Strong Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/strong-tone) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) approximate ΔE 11.3

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

- [Dryad Bark](/paints/citadel-base/dryad-bark) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6
- [Catachan Fleshtone](/paints/citadel-base/catachan-fleshtone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2
- [Corvus Black](/paints/citadel-base/corvus-black) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0

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

- [Wyldwood](/paints/citadel-contrast/wyldwood) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Garaghak's Sewer](/paints/citadel-contrast/garaghaks-sewer) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7
- [Basilicanum Grey](/paints/citadel-contrast/basilicanum-grey) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.5

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

- [Skavenblight Dinge](/paints/citadel-layer/skavenblight-dinge) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6
- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.5
- [Doombull Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/doombull-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.7

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

- [Archaic Sepia Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/archaic-sepia-wash) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 38.0
- [Oblivion Black Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/oblivion-black-wash) approximate ΔE 16.6
- [Battle Mud Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/battle-mud-wash) approximate ΔE 25.6

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

- [Charred Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/charred-brown-76-045) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.7
- [Black](/paints/vallejo-game-air/black-76-051) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.8
- [Night Blue](/paints/vallejo-game-air/night-blue-76-019) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.3

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

- [Violeta Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/violeta-wash-73-209) approximate ΔE 43.3
- [Yellow Wash](/paints/vallejo-game-color/yellow-wash-73-208) approximate ΔE 79.2

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

- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/black-wash-69-518) approximate ΔE 14.7
- [Oiled Earth Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oiled-earth-wash-69-521) approximate ΔE 21.3
- [Dark Rust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-rust-wash-69-507) approximate ΔE 41.1

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.3
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 30.7
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 32.4

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

- [Black](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-76-518) approximate ΔE 13.5
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-301) approximate ΔE 14.0
- [Black Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/black-wash-73-201) approximate ΔE 14.8

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

- [Willow Bark](/paints/vallejo-xpress/willow-bark-72-474) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6
- [Muddy Ground](/paints/vallejo-xpress/muddy-ground-72-475) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0
- [Black Lotus](/paints/vallejo-xpress/black-lotus-72-423) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0

## Also in Citadel Shade

- [Agrax Earthshade](/paints/citadel-shade/agrax-earthshade) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Agrax Earthshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/agrax-earthshade-gloss) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Reikland Fleshshade](/paints/citadel-shade/reikland-fleshshade) safe substitute ΔE 6.8

Every pot in [Citadel Shade](/paints/citadel-shade) 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-shade-seraphim-sepia)

##  Questions

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Seraphim Sepia?

Black from Vallejo Wash, at ΔE 13.5: the nearest wash paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Seraphim Sepia?

Rust Tone from Warpaints Fanatic Wash, at ΔE 6.9: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Seraphim Sepia?

Archaic Sepia Wash from Two Thin Coats: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 38.0 apart.