What is the difference between Squig Orange and Light Orange?

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

Squig Orange vs Light Orange

Squig Orange

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

Light Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.911
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f36627 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Light Orange is a little lighter, much more saturated, warmer than Squig Orange.

Can I use Light Orange instead of Squig Orange?

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

Can I use Squig Orange instead of Light Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Squig Orange is a little darker, much more muted, 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 Light Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Squig Orange

Squig Orange vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Orange
Squig Orange vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Orange
Squig Orange vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Light Orange

Other Citadel paints close to Light Orange

Light Orange vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Squig Orange
Light Orange vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Squig Orange
Light Orange vs Jokaero OrangeColour: Base · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Squig Orange

All matches: Squig Orange equivalents · Light Orange equivalents