# Rust Orange (Two Thin Coats) Paint Equivalents

> Rust Orange (Two Thin Coats) equivalents: Citadel Squig Orange, Vallejo Red and Army Painter Topaz Skin, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/two-thin-coats/rust-orange

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Rust Orange: Two Thin Coats opaque, hex #b94d37. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Rust Orange

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Hex

#b94d37

Hex source

community data

## Rust Orange 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

    [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) Citadel Layer ΔE 5.3

    ◆ maker’s pick safe substitute
- ### Vallejo equivalent

    [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) Vallejo Mecha Color 69.008 ΔE 6.3

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Topaz Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/topaz-skin) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 6.8

    safe substitute

Rust Orange is an opaque paint from Two Thin Coats. The closest paint in any other range is Squig Orange from Citadel Layer at ΔE 5.3, 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)

- [Poppy Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/poppy-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.1
- [Blood Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/blood-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.4
- [Ruddy Fur](/paints/speedpaint-2/ruddy-fur) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8

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

- [Topaz Skin](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/topaz-skin) safe substitute ΔE 6.8
- [Pure Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/pure-red) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Angelic Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/angelic-red) approximate ΔE 8.2

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

- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.3
- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.1
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.1

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

- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 8.8
- [Jokaero Orange](/paints/citadel-base/jokaero-orange) approximate ΔE 10.3
- [Bugman's Glow](/paints/citadel-base/bugmans-glow) approximate ΔE 13.2

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

- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Magmadroth Flame](/paints/citadel-contrast/magmadroth-flame) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5
- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4

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

- [Squig Orange](/paints/citadel-layer/squig-orange) ◆ maker’s pick safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Deathclaw Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/deathclaw-brown) safe substitute ΔE 6.5
- [Evil Sunz Scarlet](/paints/citadel-layer/evil-sunz-scarlet) approximate ΔE 8.4

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

- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.9
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 17.6
- [Fuegan Orange](/paints/citadel-shade/fuegan-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.4

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

- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/athena-skin-76-107) approximate ΔE 7.6
- [Grunge Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/grunge-brown-76-115) approximate ΔE 11.8

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

- [Scarlet Blood](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scarlet-blood-72-106) approximate ΔE 7.1
- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bloody-red-72-010) approximate ΔE 7.3
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-color/athena-skin-72-107) approximate ΔE 7.6

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

- [Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/red-69-008) safe substitute ΔE 6.3
- [Sz Red](/paints/vallejo-mecha/sz-red-69-009) approximate ΔE 7.2
- [Magenta](/paints/vallejo-mecha/magenta-69-010) approximate ΔE 9.1

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

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.8
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.2
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.4

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

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.5
- [Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/rust-76-506) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.6
- [Flesh Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/flesh-wash-73-204) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.1

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

- [Martian Orange](/paints/vallejo-xpress/martian-orange-72-405) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6
- [Cardinal Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.3

## Also in Two Thin Coats

- [Inferno Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/inferno-orange) safe substitute ΔE 4.2
- [Hellspawn Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/hellspawn-red) safe substitute ΔE 4.3
- [Evil Eye Red](/paints/two-thin-coats/evil-eye-red) safe substitute ΔE 5.8

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).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=two-thin-coats-rust-orange)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Rust Orange?

Squig Orange from Citadel Layer: the equivalent published by Duncan Rhodes, who makes Two Thin Coats. By colour alone the two sit ΔE 5.3 apart.

What is the Vallejo equivalent of Rust Orange?

Red from Vallejo Mecha Color, at ΔE 6.3: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Rust Orange?

Topaz Skin from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 6.8: a safe substitute in the same finish.