What is the difference between Squig Orange and Medium Flesh?

ΔE 12 (fair). Medium Flesh is noticeably lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Squig Orange vs Medium Flesh

Squig Orange

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

Medium Flesh

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Fantasy-Pro
Code: 74.005
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f97c55 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 12.0, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Medium Flesh is noticeably lighter than Squig Orange.

Can I use Medium Flesh instead of Squig Orange?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Medium Flesh is noticeably lighter than Squig Orange.

Can I use Squig Orange instead of Medium Flesh?

The same difference applies the other way round: Squig Orange is noticeably darker.

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 Medium Flesh 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 Medium Flesh
Squig Orange vs Clear Orange (70.956)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Medium Flesh
Squig Orange vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Medium Flesh

Other Citadel paints close to Medium Flesh

Medium Flesh vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 16, loose
Medium Flesh vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Air · ΔE 16, loose
Medium Flesh vs Lugganath OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 19, loose

All matches: Squig Orange equivalents · Medium Flesh equivalents