What is the difference between Squig Orange and Orange Brown?

ΔE 18 (loose). Orange Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Squig Orange vs Orange Brown

Squig Orange

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

Orange Brown

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09201
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b1591f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.5, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orange Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Squig Orange.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Squig Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Orange Brown is a little darker, more muted, warmer than Squig Orange.

Can I use Squig Orange instead of Orange Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Squig Orange is a little lighter, 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 Squig Orange on the colour wheel See Orange Brown on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Squig Orange

Squig Orange vs Phoenix Red (09005)Master Series Paints · ΔE 9, close · closer than Orange Brown
Squig Orange vs Fire Orange (09006)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close · closer than Orange Brown
Squig Orange vs Bright Coral (09181)Master Series Paints · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Orange Brown

Other Citadel paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Skrag BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Squig Orange
Orange Brown vs Ratskin FleshColour: Base · ΔE 16, loose · closer than Squig Orange
Orange Brown vs Deathclaw BrownColour: Layer · ΔE 17, loose · closer than Squig Orange

All matches: Squig Orange equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents