# Martian Orange (Vallejo Xpress) Paint Equivalents

> Martian Orange (Vallejo Xpress, 72.405) equivalents: Citadel Magmadroth Flame and Army Painter Blood Red, with ΔE colour distance to every other range.

Canonical: https://lexmechanic.com/paints/vallejo-xpress/martian-orange-72-405

§ PAINT · 11th edition

# Martian Orange: Vallejo Xpress contrast, 72.405, hex #cd4619. Its closest equivalents in every other range, nearest first.

Paint

Martian Orange

Range

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

Finish

contrast

Code

72.405

Hex

#cd4619

Hex source

community data

## Martian Orange equivalents

One paint from each other brand, the closest in colour and finish. A brand with no contrast paint offers its closest colour in another finish, flagged.

- ### Citadel equivalent

    [Magmadroth Flame](/paints/citadel-contrast/magmadroth-flame) Citadel Contrast ΔE 3.3

    safe substitute
- ### Army Painter equivalent

    [Blood Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/blood-red) Speedpaint 2.0 ΔE 4.4

    safe substitute
- ### Two Thin Coats equivalent

    [Fanatic Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/fanatic-orange) ΔE 4.8

    ⚠ cross-finish

Martian Orange is a contrast paint from Vallejo Xpress. The closest paint in any other range is Magmadroth Flame from Citadel Contrast at ΔE 3.3, 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)

- [Blood Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/blood-red) safe substitute ΔE 4.4
- [Bright Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/bright-red) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Poppy Red](/paints/speedpaint-2/poppy-red) approximate ΔE 8.5

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

- [Pure Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/pure-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.1
- [Molten Lava](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/molten-lava) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.2
- [Legendary Red](/paints/army-painter-fanatic/legendary-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.3

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

- [Sepia Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/sepia-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.0
- [Light Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/light-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.6
- [Orange Tone](/paints/army-painter-fanatic-wash/orange-tone) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.6

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

- [Jokaero Orange](/paints/citadel-base/jokaero-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.0
- [Ratskin Flesh](/paints/citadel-base/ratskin-flesh) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.0
- [Warplock Bronze](/paints/citadel-base/warplock-bronze) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.5

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

- [Magmadroth Flame](/paints/citadel-contrast/magmadroth-flame) safe substitute ΔE 3.3
- [Baal Red](/paints/citadel-contrast/baal-red) approximate ΔE 11.6
- [Guilliman Flesh](/paints/citadel-contrast/guilliman-flesh) approximate ΔE 12.3

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

- [Wild Rider Red](/paints/citadel-layer/wild-rider-red) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.1
- [Evil Sunz Scarlet](/paints/citadel-layer/evil-sunz-scarlet) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.5
- [Brass Scorpion](/paints/citadel-layer/brass-scorpion) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 10.5

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

- [Casandora Yellow](/paints/citadel-shade/casandora-yellow) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 16.9
- [Berserker Bloodshade](/paints/citadel-shade/berserker-bloodshade) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 20.3
- [Cryptek Armourshade Gloss](/paints/citadel-shade/cryptek-armourshade-gloss) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 22.0

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

- [Fanatic Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/fanatic-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.8
- [Inferno Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/inferno-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 4.9
- [Rust Orange](/paints/two-thin-coats/rust-orange) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.6

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

- [Bloody Red](/paints/vallejo-game-air/bloody-red-76-010) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 7.8
- [Orange Fire](/paints/vallejo-game-air/orange-fire-76-008) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.7
- [Athena Skin](/paints/vallejo-game-air/athena-skin-76-107) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 11.9

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

- [Hot Orange](/paints/vallejo-game-color/hot-orange-72-009) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 5.4
- [Fluorescent Orange](/paints/vallejo-game-color/fluorescent-orange-72-156) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.4
- [Rust](/paints/vallejo-game-color/rust-72-131) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 6.5

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

- [Dark Rust Wash](/paints/vallejo-mecha/dark-rust-wash-69-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.1
- [Orange](/paints/vallejo-mecha/orange-69-007) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.9
- [Orange Fluorescent](/paints/vallejo-mecha/orange-fluorescent-69-055) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 9.8

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

- [Copper](/paints/vallejo-metal/copper-77-710) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 26.5
- [Gunmetal Grey](/paints/vallejo-metal/gunmetal-grey-77-720) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.8
- [Jet Exhaust](/paints/vallejo-metal/jet-exhaust-77-713) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 27.9

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

- [Dark Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/dark-rust-76-507) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 8.4
- [Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/rust-76-506) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 14.1
- [Light Rust](/paints/vallejo-wash/light-rust-76-505) ⚠ cross-finish ΔE 15.9

## Also in Vallejo Xpress

- [Chameleon Orange](/paints/vallejo-xpress/chameleon-orange-72-455) approximate ΔE 8.0
- [Cardinal Purple](/paints/vallejo-xpress/cardinal-purple-72-408) approximate ΔE 11.4
- [Plasma Red](/paints/vallejo-xpress/plasma-red-72-406) approximate ΔE 13.3

Every pot in [Vallejo Xpress](/paints/vallejo-xpress) 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-xpress-martian-orange-72-405)

##  Questions

What is the Citadel equivalent of Martian Orange?

Magmadroth Flame from Citadel Contrast, at ΔE 3.3: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Army Painter equivalent of Martian Orange?

Blood Red from Speedpaint 2.0, at ΔE 4.4: a safe substitute in the same finish.

What is the Two Thin Coats equivalent of Martian Orange?

Fanatic Orange from Two Thin Coats, at ΔE 4.8. The Two Thin Coats paints compared here include no contrast paint, so the closest colour stands in from another finish (opaque); it behaves differently on the model.