What is the difference between Warm Orange and Squig Orange?

ΔE 6 (close). Squig Orange is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Warm Orange vs Squig Orange

Warm Orange

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: AK Quick Gen
Code: AK17009
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #db6841 (estimate)

Squig Orange

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d85a3a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.2, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Squig Orange is a little darker than Warm Orange.

Can I use Squig Orange instead of Warm Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Squig Orange is a little darker than Warm Orange.

Can I use Warm Orange instead of Squig Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Warm Orange is a little lighter.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Warm Orange on the colour wheel See Squig Orange on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Warm Orange

Warm Orange vs Ratskin FleshColour: Base · ΔE 15, loose
Warm Orange vs Skrag BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose
Warm Orange vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose

Other AK Interactive paints close to Squig Orange

Squig Orange vs Amaranth Red (AK11086)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Warm Orange
Squig Orange vs Burn Orange (AK11079)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 6, close · closer than Warm Orange
Squig Orange vs Scarlet Red (AK11087)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 8, close

All matches: Warm Orange equivalents · Squig Orange equivalents