What is the difference between Squig Orange and Amaranth Red?

ΔE 9 (close). Amaranth Red is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Squig Orange vs Amaranth Red

Squig Orange

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

Amaranth Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.829
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d34535 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Amaranth Red is a little darker, more saturated than Squig Orange.

Can I use Amaranth Red instead of Squig Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Amaranth Red is a little darker, more saturated than Squig Orange.

Can I use Squig Orange instead of Amaranth Red?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Squig Orange

Squig Orange vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 9, close
Squig Orange vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Squig Orange vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Amaranth Red

Amaranth Red vs Astorath RedColour: Dry · ΔE 8, close · closer than Squig Orange
Amaranth Red vs Angron Red ClearColour: Air · ΔE 9, close
Amaranth Red vs Evil Sunz ScarletColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Squig Orange equivalents · Amaranth Red equivalents