Paint Equivalents

Screaming Skull

Citadel · Layer

#B9C099 · L*76.3 a*-9.1 b*18.9

The closest match to Citadel Screaming Skull in every other range, nearest first.

Citadel Screaming Skull is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Golden Titan Green Pale, ΔE 0.7. 16 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

The closest colour to this paint is in a craft or fine-art range — a bottle sold for decorating and canvas work, not for models. The distance is right; the pot is a different kind of product. What a match to a craft bottle promises, and where it belongs on a model.

What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Screaming Skull?

Golden Titan Green Pale is the closest equivalent to Citadel Screaming Skull in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tom Color FS 34424 (ΔE 2.3) and AK Interactive Raf Sky / Fs 34424 – 10ml (ΔE 2.5).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Screaming Skull?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Eau de Nil “Duck Egg Green”, ΔE 2.6 — a very close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Screaming Skull equivalent in Golden

  1. A Titan Green Pale Fluid 2371 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
  2. D Transparent Shading Gray High Flow 8564 ΔE 6.7 · similar

Full Citadel → Golden conversion chart

Screaming Skull equivalent in Tom Color

  1. B FS 34424 TC-0029 ΔE 2.3 · very close
  2. C Seafoam Green TC-0142 ΔE 4.0 · close

Full Citadel → Tom Color conversion chart

Screaming Skull equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. B Raf Sky / Fs 34424 – 10ml Real Colors - Air RC290 ΔE 2.5 · very close
  2. B Ijn J3 Sp (amber Grey) 10ml Real Colors - Air RC303 ΔE 2.7 · very close

Full Citadel → AK Interactive conversion chart

Screaming Skull equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Eau de Nil “Duck Egg Green” Model Air 71.009 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Italian Tank Crew Highlights Panzer Aces 70.331 ΔE 6.7 · similar

Full Citadel → Vallejo conversion chart

Screaming Skull equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Grotesque Green Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.7 · very close
  2. B Zombie Flesh D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 3.4 · very close

Full Citadel → The Army Painter conversion chart

Screaming Skull equivalent in Tamiya

  1. B Gray green (IJN) Lacquer Paint LP-33 ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. C Gray green (IJN) Acrylics Mini Flat XF-76 ΔE 3.7 · close

Full Citadel → Tamiya conversion chart

Screaming Skull equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Sky Bs381c/210 Mr Color 368 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Gray Fs26440 Aqueous Hobby Color H325 ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full Citadel → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Screaming Skull equivalent in FolkArt

  1. C Soft Apple Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2949 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. C Buttermint Acrylic Colors 4620 ΔE 4.2 · close

Full Citadel → FolkArt conversion chart

Screaming Skull equivalent in Mig

  1. C Duck Egg Green (bs 216) Acrylics AMIG0244 ΔE 4.1 · close
  2. D Light Green Khv-553m Acrylics AMIG0051 ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full Citadel → Mig conversion chart

Screaming Skull equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C RAF underside Sky 610 MMP-080 ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. D Concrete 1 MMP-127 ΔE 8.6 · similar

Full Citadel → Mission Models conversion chart

Screaming Skull equivalent in Reaper

  1. C Pale Olive Master Series Paints Core Colors 9036 ΔE 4.6 · close
  2. D Moldy Skin Master Series Paints Core Colors 9149 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Citadel → Reaper conversion chart

Screaming Skull equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C Grünblau Mr Paint MRP-182 ΔE 4.6 · close
  2. C RLM 76 Variant Mr Paint - Aqua Colors MRP-A067 ΔE 4.9 · close

Full Citadel → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Screaming Skull in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Humbrol #C0D0A1 Lime Green Aerosol Sprays ΔE 4.7
Italeri #A8BB9A Flat Italian Interior Green Acrylic Paint ΔE 4.8
Coat d'Arms #A5B183 Putrid Green Fantasy Range ΔE 5.1
P3 #C7BF97 Hammerfall Khaki Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 5.6
Foundry #C9C3A3 Soviet Summer Drab Light Paint System ΔE 5.8
Revell #C3D4B2 Sky (RAF) Email Color - Matt ΔE 5.9
Duncan #ABAB87 Green Beret Wave 2 ΔE 6.0
Monument #BBC0AC Bright Warm Grey Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.1
Apple Barrel #A2B297 Leaf Green Colors ΔE 6.3
Creature #C7C8B2 Bright Warm Grey Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 6.5
Liquitex #D8D4B1 Parchment Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 7.1
Acrilex #B3BEAE Areia Lunar Paints ΔE 7.6
Arteza #97B28A Pearl Pistachio Green Acrylic Pearl Paints ΔE 7.8
Scale75 #D2CEB5 Mojave White Scale Color Range ΔE 7.8
Green Stuff World #A9BA73 Red Goblin Chameleon Colorshift Metallic ΔE 7.9
Warcolours #E5E1BB Ochre 1 Layer paints ΔE 9.5
Turbo Dork #B2B954 Summoning Sickness ΔE 12.4
Kimera Kolors #A99E85 Cloudy Sky Michal Pisarski Signature Set ΔE 12.5

Nearest colours inside Citadel

  1. A Rotting Flesh Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. C Athonian Camoshade Shade ΔE 3.8 · close
  3. D Deepkin Flesh Layer ΔE 5.8 · similar
  4. D Krieg Khaki Layer ΔE 6.2 · similar
  5. D Underhive Ash Dry ΔE 6.2 · similar
  6. D Tyrant Skull Dry ΔE 7.3 · similar

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