What is the difference between Blood Red Skies and Squig Orange?

ΔE 20 (loose). Squig Orange is much more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Blood Red Skies vs Squig Orange

Blood Red Skies

Brand: Bear Cavalry
Range: Bear Cavalry Paints
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f54147 (estimate)

Squig Orange

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

How close are they?

ΔE 20.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Squig Orange is much more muted, warmer than Blood Red Skies.

Can I use Squig Orange instead of Blood Red Skies?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 20). Squig Orange is much more muted, warmer than Blood Red Skies.

Can I use Blood Red Skies instead of Squig Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Blood Red Skies is much more saturated, cooler.

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 Blood Red Skies on the colour wheel See Squig Orange on the colour wheel

Other Citadel paints close to Blood Red Skies

Blood Red Skies vs Angron Red ClearColour: Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Squig Orange
Blood Red Skies vs Wild Rider RedColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Squig Orange
Blood Red Skies vs Evil Sunz ScarletColour: Layer · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Squig Orange

Other Bear Cavalry paints close to Squig Orange

Squig Orange vs Agent OrangeBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Blood Red Skies
Squig Orange vs SekigaharaBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Blood Red Skies
Squig Orange vs The Red BaronBear Cavalry Paints · ΔE 21, loose

All matches: Blood Red Skies equivalents · Squig Orange equivalents