# Plague Brown (Vallejo Game Color) Paint Equivalents

> Plague Brown (Vallejo Game Color) equivalents: Citadel Tau Light Ochre, Army Painter Demigod Flames and Two Thin Coats Dry Rust Brown.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-game-color/plague-brown-72-039

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Plague Brown: Vallejo Game Color opaque, 72.039, hex #ab7131. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Plague Brown

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

72.039

Hex

#ab7131

Hex source

community data

## Plague Brown equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Tau Light Ochre](/paints/citadel-layer/tau-light-ochre) Citadel Layer ΔE 5.3

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Demigod Flames](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/demigod-flames) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 9.7

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Dry Rust Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/dry-rust-brown) ΔE 4.7

    safe substitute

Plague Brown is an opaque paint from Vallejo Game Color. The closest paint in any other range is Bronze Brown from Vallejo Game Air at ΔE 3.7, a safe substitute. Across the 13 other ranges, none offer a near match and 4 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)

- [Warrior Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/warrior-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4
- [Hoplite Gold](/paints/speedpaint-2/hoplite-gold) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Hoard Bronze](/paints/speedpaint-2/hoard-bronze) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.0

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

- [Demigod Flames](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/demigod-flames) approximate ΔE 9.7
- [Wasteland Clay](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wasteland-clay) approximate ΔE 10.3
- [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) approximate ΔE 11.1

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 18.8
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.2

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

- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 10.7
- [Hobgrot Hide](/paints/citadel-base/hobgrot-hide) approximate ΔE 11.3
- [Screaming Bell](/paints/citadel-base/screaming-bell) approximate ΔE 12.1

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

- [Ironjawz Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/ironjawz-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.2
- [Iyanden Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/iyanden-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.1
- [Skeleton Horde](/paints/citadel-contrast/skeleton-horde) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.7

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

- [Tau Light Ochre](/paints/citadel-layer/tau-light-ochre) safe substitute ΔE 5.3
- [Tallarn Sand](/paints/citadel-layer/tallarn-sand) approximate ΔE 8.3
- [Bestigor Flesh](/paints/citadel-layer/bestigor-flesh) approximate ΔE 10.4

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

- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 13.3
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.2
- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.9

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

- [Dry Rust Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/dry-rust-brown) safe substitute ΔE 4.7
- [Dark Sun Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/dark-sun-yellow) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Vambrace Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/vambrace-brown) approximate ΔE 10.5

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

- [Bronze Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bronze-brown-76-036) safe substitute ΔE 3.7
- [Desert Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/desert-yellow-76-063) safe substitute ΔE 5.2
- [Parasite Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/parasite-brown-76-042) approximate ΔE 7.6

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

- [Fuel Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/fuel-stains-gloss-69-814) safe substitute ΔE 5.6
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-69-034) approximate ΔE 14.6
- [Orange Fluorescent](/paints/vallejo-mecha/orange-fluorescent-69-055) approximate ΔE 15.2

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

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 19.6
- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.4
- [Burnt Iron](/paints/vallejo-metal/burnt-iron-77-721) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.8

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

- [Light Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-rust-76-505) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.0
- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-200) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7
- [European Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/european-dust-76-523) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.6

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

- [Desert Ochre](/paints/vallejo-xpress/desert-ochre-72-454) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.4
- [Chameleon Orange](/paints/vallejo-xpress/chameleon-orange-72-455) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5
- [Khaki Drill](/paints/vallejo-xpress/khaki-drill-72-451) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5

## Also in Vallejo Game Color

- [Scrofulous Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/scrofulous-brown-72-038) safe substitute ΔE 3.3
- [Bronze Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bronze-brown-72-036) safe substitute ΔE 3.7
- [Heavy Ochre](/paints/vallejo-game-color/heavy-ochre-72-150) safe substitute ΔE 3.9

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

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##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Plague Brown?

Tau Light Ochre from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 5.3: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Plague Brown?

Demigod Flames from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 9.7: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Plague Brown?

Dry Rust Brown from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 4.7: a safe substitute in the same finish.