# Ancient Forest (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Ancient Forest (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Gorthor Brown, Vallejo Heavy Siena and Army Painter Leather Brown, by ΔE colour distance.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/ancient-forest

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Ancient Forest: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #715b52. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Ancient Forest

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#715b52

Hex source

community data

## Ancient Forest equivalents

One paint from each other brand: Duncan Rhodes’s own pick where there is one, otherwise the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) Citadel Layer ΔE 7.4

    ◆ maker’s pick approximate
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Heavy Siena](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-siena-72-154) Vallejo Game Color 72.154 ΔE 7.1

    approximate
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Leather Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/leather-brown) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.7

    safe substitute

Ancient Forest is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Leather Brown from Warpaints Fanatic at ΔE 4.7, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 2 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)

- [Satchel Brown](/paints/speedpaint-2/satchel-brown) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3
- [Broadsword Silver](/paints/speedpaint-2/broadsword-silver) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.8
- [Dusk Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/dusk-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2

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

- [Leather Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/leather-brown) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Mocca Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/mocca-skin) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Bootstrap Brown](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/bootstrap-brown) approximate ΔE 7.2

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

- [Soft Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/soft-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.4
- [Dark Skin Shade](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/dark-skin-shade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.4
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.3

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

- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) approximate ΔE 10.1
- [Thondia Brown](/paints/citadel-base/thondia-brown) approximate ΔE 13.8
- [Steel Legion Drab](/paints/citadel-base/steel-legion-drab) approximate ΔE 15.3

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

- [Fyreslayer Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/fyreslayer-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.9
- [Garaghak's Sewer](/paints/citadel-contrast/garaghaks-sewer) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7
- [Snakebite Leather](/paints/citadel-contrast/snakebite-leather) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.6

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

- [Gorthor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/gorthor-brown) ◆ maker’s pick approximate ΔE 7.4
- [Stormvermin Fur](/paints/citadel-layer/stormvermin-fur) safe substitute ΔE 7.0
- [Bloodreaver Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/bloodreaver-flesh) approximate ΔE 8.9

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

- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Targor Rageshade](/paints/citadel-shade/targor-rageshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.8
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.8

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

- [Earth](/paints/vallejo-game-air/earth-76-062) approximate ΔE 11.4
- [Barbarian Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/barbarian-skin-76-071) approximate ΔE 12.4
- [Neutral Grey](/paints/vallejo-game-air/neutral-grey-76-050) approximate ΔE 12.6

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

- [Heavy Siena](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-siena-72-154) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Heavy Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-brown-72-153) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Tan](/paints/vallejo-game-color/tan-72-066) approximate ΔE 10.7

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

- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-69-034) approximate ΔE 9.0
- [Chipping Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/chipping-brown-69-035) approximate ΔE 12.5
- [Dark Grey Green](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-grey-green-69-041) approximate ΔE 13.1

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

- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.0
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.6
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.5

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

- [Umber Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/umber-wash-73-203) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 2.7
- [Dark Brown](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-brown-76-514) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Oiled Earth](/paints/vallejo-wash/oiled-earth-76-521) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.9

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

- [Wicked Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/wicked-purple-72-456) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5
- [Zombie Flesh](/paints/vallejo-xpress/zombie-flesh-72-470) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.2
- [Battledress Brown](/paints/vallejo-xpress/battledress-brown-72-473) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Paladin Flesh](/paints/two-thin-coats/paladin-flesh) safe substitute ΔE 3.9
- [Scabbard Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/scabbard-brown) safe substitute ΔE 6.6
- [Battle Mud Wash](/paints/two-thin-coats/battle-mud-wash) safe substitute ΔE 6.8

Every pot in [Two Thin Coats](/paints/two-thin-coats) has a page like this one. Two Thin Coats against the other brands, whole ranges at a time: [Two Thin Coats to Citadel](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-citadel), [Two Thin Coats to Vallejo](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-vallejo), [Two Thin Coats to Army Painter](/paints/two-thin-coats-to-army-painter), [Citadel to Two Thin Coats](/paints/citadel-to-two-thin-coats), [Vallejo to Two Thin Coats](/paints/vallejo-to-two-thin-coats), [Army Painter to Two Thin Coats](/paints/army-painter-to-two-thin-coats).

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Ancient Forest?

Gorthor Brown from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 7.4 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Ancient Forest?

Heavy Siena from Vallejo Game Color, at ΔE 7.1: the nearest opaque paint from Vallejo, though only an approximate match.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Ancient Forest?

Leather Brown from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 4.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.