# Scrofulous Brown (Vallejo Game Color) Paint Equivalents

> Scrofulous Brown (Vallejo Game Color) equivalents: Citadel Tau Light Ochre, Army Painter Desert Yellow and Two Thin Coats Dry Rust Brown.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-game-color/scrofulous-brown-72-038

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Scrofulous Brown: Vallejo Game Color opaque, 72.038, hex #a7691c. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Scrofulous Brown

Range

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

Finish

opaque

Code

72.038

Hex

#a7691c

Hex source

community data

## Scrofulous 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 5.1

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 11.7

    approximate
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Dry Rust Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/dry-rust-brown) ΔE 7.5

    approximate

Scrofulous Brown is an opaque paint from Vallejo Game Color. The closest paint in any other range is Fuel Stains (Gloss) from Vallejo Mecha Color at ΔE 2.7, a near match. Across the 13 other ranges, 1 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)

- [Warrior Skin](/paints/speedpaint-2/warrior-skin) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.4
- [Hardened Leather](/paints/speedpaint-2/hardened-leather) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.7
- [Hoplite Gold](/paints/speedpaint-2/hoplite-gold) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.2

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

- [Desert Yellow](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/desert-yellow) approximate ΔE 11.7
- [Demigod Flames](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/demigod-flames) approximate ΔE 12.0
- [Wasteland Clay](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/wasteland-clay) approximate ΔE 12.9

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

- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0
- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.7
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.4

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

- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) approximate ΔE 11.9
- [Hobgrot Hide](/paints/citadel-base/hobgrot-hide) approximate ΔE 12.7
- [Screaming Bell](/paints/citadel-base/screaming-bell) approximate ΔE 15.1

### [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 12.3
- [Nazdreg Yellow](/paints/citadel-contrast/nazdreg-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.6

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

- [Tau Light Ochre](/paints/citadel-layer/tau-light-ochre) safe substitute ΔE 5.1
- [Tallarn Sand](/paints/citadel-layer/tallarn-sand) approximate ΔE 7.9
- [Balor Brown](/paints/citadel-layer/balor-brown) approximate ΔE 9.2

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

- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.1
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 21.5
- [Mortarion Grime](/paints/citadel-shade/mortarion-grime) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 25.2

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

- [Dry Rust Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/dry-rust-brown) approximate ΔE 7.5
- [Dark Sun Yellow](/paints/two-thin-coats/dark-sun-yellow) approximate ΔE 10.3
- [Boot Strap Brown](/paints/two-thin-coats/boot-strap-brown) approximate ΔE 11.4

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

- [Bronze Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bronze-brown-76-036) safe substitute ΔE 3.2
- [Desert Yellow](/paints/vallejo-game-air/desert-yellow-76-063) safe substitute ΔE 4.8
- [Parasite Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-air/parasite-brown-76-042) safe substitute ΔE 5.9

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

- [Fuel Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/fuel-stains-gloss-69-814) near match ΔE 2.7
- [Oil Stains (Gloss)](/paints/vallejo-mecha/oil-stains-gloss-69-813) approximate ΔE 13.6
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-mecha/brown-69-034) approximate ΔE 15.0

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

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.2
- [Gold](/paints/vallejo-metal/gold-77-725) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 23.1
- [Steel](/paints/vallejo-metal/steel-77-712) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 24.1

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

- [Sepia Wash](/paints/vallejo-wash/sepia-wash-73-200) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.5
- [Light Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-rust-76-505) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.0
- [European Dust](/paints/vallejo-wash/european-dust-76-523) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

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

- [Desert Ochre](/paints/vallejo-xpress/desert-ochre-72-454) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 3.0
- [Military Yellow](/paints/vallejo-xpress/military-yellow-72-453) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.6
- [Chameleon Orange](/paints/vallejo-xpress/chameleon-orange-72-455) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 12.5

## Also in Vallejo Game Color

- [Bronze Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/bronze-brown-72-036) safe substitute ΔE 3.2
- [Plague Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/plague-brown-72-039) safe substitute ΔE 3.3
- [Brown](/paints/vallejo-game-color/brown-72-092) safe substitute ΔE 4.5

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).

[Match it in the tool](/paints#paint=vallejo-game-color-scrofulous-brown-72-038)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Scrofulous Brown?

Tau Light Ochre from Citadel Layer, at ΔE 5.1: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Scrofulous Brown?

Desert Yellow from Warpaints Fanatic, at ΔE 11.7: the nearest opaque paint from Army Painter, though only an approximate match.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Scrofulous Brown?

Dry Rust Brown from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 7.5: the nearest opaque paint from Two Thin Coats, though only an approximate match.