Martian Ironearth sits in the metallic silver family: mid-tone in tone, moderate in saturation, warm in cast. It builds a smooth gradient with Gehenna's Gold underneath and Auric Armour Gold on the highlights, all in the Citadel line. This color is somewhat distinctive: 1 brand offers a strong same-finish match, The Army Painter Red Copper closest at 87 percent. Cross-brand swaps are adjust-on-model territory here, useful as a starting point rather than an exact replacement.
Martian Ironearth equivalents in other ranges
Martian Ironearth is awkward to replace. Treat the matches below as starting points for a mix rather than straight swaps.
Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Red Copper, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.6).
Nearest in the Tamiya catalog: Tamiya Dark Copper, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 7.6).
Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Fire Opal, only a loose relative (delta E 8.1).
From Humbrol: Humbrol Red Leather, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.4), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
The honest caveat: The Army Painter Red Copper dries slightly lighter than Martian Ironearth, so expect recess shading and edge highlights to shift with it.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Tamiya
Two Thin Coats
Humbrol
Vallejo
AK Interactive
Scale75
Revell
P3 Paints
Monument Pro Acryl
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What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Martian Ironearth?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Red Copper at 87% color similarity.
What finish is Martian Ironearth?
Martian Ironearth is a metallic paint with a silver tone and a reflective finish. Because the shine comes from metal flake, a flat paint can match the color and still be wrong for the job, which is why cross-finish matches here are references rather than swaps.
What do I highlight and shade Martian Ironearth with?
Highlight Martian Ironearth toward Auric Armour Gold and shade it down into Gehenna's Gold, both Citadel paints in the same finish family.