What is the difference between Lugganath Orange and Scrofulous Brown?

ΔE 10 (close). Scrofulous Brown is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lugganath Orange vs Scrofulous Brown

Lugganath Orange

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f08a3a (estimate)

Scrofulous Brown

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.038
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d87e18 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Scrofulous Brown is a little darker than Lugganath Orange.

Can I use Scrofulous Brown instead of Lugganath Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Scrofulous Brown is a little darker than Lugganath Orange.

Can I use Lugganath Orange instead of Scrofulous Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lugganath 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 Lugganath Orange on the colour wheel See Scrofulous Brown on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Lugganath Orange

Lugganath Orange vs Sunny Skin Tone (70.845)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Scrofulous Brown
Lugganath Orange vs Parasite Brown (72.042)Game Color · ΔE 11, fair
Lugganath Orange vs Yellow Ochre (71.033)Model Air · ΔE 12, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Scrofulous Brown

Scrofulous Brown vs Ryza RustColour: Dry · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Lugganath Orange
Scrofulous Brown vs Fire Dragon BrightColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Lugganath Orange
Scrofulous Brown vs T'au Light OchreColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose

All matches: Lugganath Orange equivalents · Scrofulous Brown equivalents