Melao
Acrilex · Paints · 895
#FBB147 · L*77.5 a*17.6 b*62.5
The closest match to Acrilex Melao in every other range, nearest first.
Acrilex Melao is a light, vivid orange. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being AK Interactive Golden Yellow at ΔE 0.8. 12 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 Acrilex Melao?
AK Interactive Golden Yellow is the closest equivalent to Acrilex Melao in any other range, at ΔE 0.8 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: P3 Heartfire (ΔE 1.4) and Vallejo Vomit (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Acrilex Melao?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Vomit, ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. The full Acrilex to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Acrilex Melao Shop AK Interactive Golden Yellow (Standard (3rd Gen)) Shop AK Interactive Standard (3rd Gen) set
Melao equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Golden Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11041 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- B Radiant Flesh Standard (3rd Gen) AK11053 ΔE 2.1 · very close
Melao equivalent in P3
- A Heartfire Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- C Blazing Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.0 · close
Melao equivalent in Vallejo
- A Vomit Game Color Special FX 72.600 ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- B Golden Yellow Model Color 70.948 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Melao equivalent in Foundry
- B Ochre Paint System 4B ΔE 2.1 · very close
- D Buff Leather Paint System 7B ΔE 6.0 · similar
Melao equivalent in Golden
- B Transparent Yellow Iron Oxide OPEN Acrylics 7386 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Fluorescent Orange-Yellow Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors 4640 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Melao equivalent in Warcolours
- B Orange 2 Layer paints ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Yellow 5 Layer paints ΔE 3.3 · very close
Melao equivalent in Scale75
- B Ss Camo Highlights Warfront Range ΔE 3.0 · very close
- D SS Camo Golden Brown Warfront Range ΔE 5.2 · similar
Melao equivalent in Duncan
- B Yellow Flame Wave 1 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Flaming Forge Orange Wave 2 ΔE 3.7 · close
Melao equivalent in FolkArt
- C Marigold Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2385 ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Turner Yellow Acrylic Colors 679 ΔE 5.4 · similar
Melao equivalent in Kimera Kolors
- C Diarylide Yellow Expansion Set 1 PY 170 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Warm Yellow Pure Pigments PY83 ΔE 6.2 · similar
Melao equivalent in Reaper
- C Lantern Yellow Master Series Paints Bones 9407 ΔE 3.9 · close
- C Bright Skin Master Series Paints Core Colors 9233 ΔE 4.0 · close
Melao equivalent in Apple Barrel
- C Sunbeam Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21965E ΔE 4.0 · close
- C King’s Gold Colors 20760 ΔE 4.4 · close
Melao in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Paint | #F4B767 | Giallo Mimetico Mr Paint | ΔE 4.1 |
| The Army Painter | #F6AA0D | Firenewt Orange D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments | ΔE 4.4 |
| Revell | #FEA500 | Yellow Email Color - Silk | ΔE 4.5 |
| Mr. Hobby | #F6A800 | Yellow Fs13538 A Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 4.6 |
| Turbo Dork | #F4BC64 | Gold Rush | ΔE 4.6 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FEB101 | Golden Yellow Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.9 |
| Tamiya | #FFB300 | Camel yellow Spray | ΔE 5.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #F4B11A | Amber Orange Candy Ink Metallic | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mission Models | #E4AE44 | New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) | ΔE 5.5 |
| Tom Color | #F4B215 | FS 13655 | ΔE 5.8 |
| Italeri | #F39A1F | Yellow Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.0 |
| Citadel | #FBB81C | Averland Sunset Air | ΔE 6.1 |
| Humbrol | #F9B400 | Insignia Yellow Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 6.2 |
| Arteza | #E4B463 | Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints | ΔE 6.2 |
| Liquitex | #F2B72B | Yellow Medium Azo Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 6.5 |
| Monument | #DDA55B | Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.6 |
| Mig | #D8A64F | Sand Yellow Acrylics | ΔE 7.0 |
| Creature | #DBAC44 | Golden Brown Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.5 |
Nearest colours inside Acrilex
- D Amarelo Ouro Paints ΔE 6.7 · similar
- D Amarelo Cadmio Paints ΔE 7.4 · similar
- D Camurça Paints ΔE 9.3 · similar
- E Amarelo Ocre Paints ΔE 10.2 · far
- E Camurça Queimado Paints ΔE 13.5 · far
- E Ocre Paints ΔE 15.8 · far
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