What is the difference between Squig Orange and Bright Orange?

ΔE 18 (loose). Bright Orange is a little lighter, much more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Squig Orange vs Bright Orange

Squig Orange

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

Bright Orange

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-31
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ef5a22 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 17.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Bright Orange is a little lighter, much more saturated than Squig Orange.

Can I use Bright Orange instead of Squig Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 18). Bright Orange is a little lighter, much more saturated than Squig Orange.

Can I use Squig Orange instead of Bright Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Squig Orange is a little darker, much more muted.

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 Bright Orange on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Squig Orange

Squig Orange vs Mica Red (TS-39)TS Spray · ΔE 18, loose
Squig Orange vs Orange (X-6)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 22, loose
Squig Orange vs Orange (PS-7)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 25, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Bright Orange

Bright Orange vs Jokaero OrangeColour: Base · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Squig Orange
Bright Orange vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 7, close · closer than Squig Orange
Bright Orange vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Squig Orange

All matches: Squig Orange equivalents · Bright Orange equivalents