Terracotta
Citadel · Foundation (discontinued)
#793721 · L*31.6 a*27.1 b*27.0
The closest match to Citadel Terracotta in every other range, nearest first.
Citadel Terracotta is a dark, saturated red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Mr. Paint Red Wood, ΔE 2.0. 11 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
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Terracotta?
Mr. Paint Red Wood is the closest equivalent to Citadel Terracotta in any other range, at ΔE 2.0 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Warcolours Metallic Dark Copper (ΔE 2.1) and Mission Models Signalbraun RAL 8002 (ΔE 2.6).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Citadel Terracotta?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Fresh Blood, ΔE 3.7 — a close substitute. The full Citadel to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
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Terracotta equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Red Wood Mr Paint MRP-261 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Copper Mr Paint MRP-154 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Terracotta equivalent in Warcolours
- B Metallic Dark Copper Metallic paints ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Brown 3 Layer paints ΔE 5.1 · similar
Terracotta equivalent in Mission Models
- B Signalbraun RAL 8002 MMP-141 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- D Japanese Propeller Brown MMP-115 ΔE 6.1 · similar
Terracotta equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Fur Brown Warpaints Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Molten Orange Warpaints Air ΔE 2.7 · very close
Terracotta equivalent in Golden
- B Burnt Sienna Fluid 2020 ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Transparent Brown Iron Oxide Heavy Body 1383 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Terracotta equivalent in Reaper
- B Redstone Master Series Paints Core Colors 9224 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Auburn Shadow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9241 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Terracotta equivalent in AK Interactive
- B RAL 8013 Schiffsbodenfarbe Iii Rot 5 AFV AK731 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Dark Rust AFV AK708 ΔE 3.7 · close
Terracotta equivalent in Mig
- B Red Brown Base Acrylics AMIG0913 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Dark Rust Acrylics AMIG0041 ΔE 3.5 · close
Terracotta equivalent in Scale75
- B Rage Brown Instant Colors Range ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Dark Rust Soil Works ΔE 4.4 · close
Terracotta equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Red Brown (2) Aqueous Hobby Color H463 ΔE 3.5 · very close
- C Red Brown (1) Aqueous Hobby Color H460 ΔE 4.6 · close
Terracotta equivalent in Arteza
- C Burnt Sienna Acrylic Premium Paints A303 ΔE 3.5 · close
- D Burnt Umber Acrylic Premium Paints A305 ΔE 7.8 · similar
Terracotta equivalent in P3
- C Basilisk Brown Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 3.6 · close
- D Brown Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.5 · similar
Terracotta in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vallejo | #7E2B19 | Fresh Blood Game Color | ΔE 3.7 |
| Foundry | #6B3020 | Bay Brown Paint System | ΔE 3.7 |
| Liquitex | #86422D | Red Oxide Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 3.9 |
| FolkArt | #672E1D | Pueblo Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 4.4 |
| Tom Color | #673222 | Oxide Brown | ΔE 4.4 |
| Monument | #802715 | Burnt Orange Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.6 |
| Apple Barrel | #8E3821 | Ripe Tomato Colors | ΔE 4.6 |
| Green Stuff World | #802709 | Brown Skin Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.1 |
| Creature | #663820 | Light Umber Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.3 |
| Duncan | #6A342A | Red Rage Wave 3 | ΔE 5.6 |
| Tamiya | #7B4538 | Dull red.jpeg Lacquer Paint | ΔE 5.6 |
| Humbrol | #623319 | German Camouflage Red Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 6.0 |
| Italeri | #843630 | Marrone Mimetico Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.4 |
| Kimera Kolors | #65271D | Royal Brown Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 6.6 |
| Revell | #6C312B | Reddish Brown Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.8 |
| Coat d'Arms | #79493D | Red Brown World War II Range | ΔE 7.1 |
| Acrilex | #815547 | Marrom Escuro Paints | ΔE 10.0 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 10.2 |
Nearest colours inside Citadel
- C Calthan Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Beaten Copper Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 4.8 · close
- D Gryphonne Sepia Wash Foundation Wash (discontinued) ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Vermin Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Spiritstone Red Technical ΔE 5.7 · similar
- D Bestial Brown Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 6.3 · similar
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