Fire Opal
FolkArt · Multi-Surface Metallic Acrylics · 6309
#A35C3E · L*46.7 a*26.2 b*29.7
The closest match to FolkArt Fire Opal in every other range, nearest first.
FolkArt Fire Opal is a mid-toned, saturated red. 3 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Citadel Tanned Flesh at ΔE 1.4. 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
This is a metallic range, and the value above is one flat-on reading of a surface built to change with the angle. Most of the matches below have no flake in them at all. How to read a match to a metallic, and how to spot one in a list.
What is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Fire Opal?
Citadel Tanned Flesh is the closest equivalent to FolkArt Fire Opal in any other range, at ΔE 1.4 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Mission Models Pearl Copper (ΔE 1.8) and Reaper Redstone Highlight (ΔE 1.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to FolkArt Fire Opal?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Dark Ochre, ΔE 3.4 — a very close substitute. The full FolkArt to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop FolkArt Fire Opal Shop Citadel Tanned Flesh
Fire Opal equivalent in Citadel
- A Tanned Flesh Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Ratskin Flesh Base ΔE 3.4 · very close
Fire Opal equivalent in Mission Models
- A Pearl Copper MMP-149 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Russian 6k FS 30117 MMP-027 ΔE 4.7 · close
Fire Opal equivalent in Reaper
- A Redstone Highlight Master Series Paints Core Colors 9225 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- B Scorched Metal Master Series Paints Core Colors 9125 ΔE 3.4 · very close
Fire Opal equivalent in Scale75
- B Kalahari Orange Scale Color Range ΔE 2.4 · very close
- C Old Copper Metal N Alchemy Range ΔE 4.4 · close
Fire Opal equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Evil Chrome Metallic Colours Paint Set ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Weapon Bronze Warpaints Air ΔE 3.3 · very close
Fire Opal equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Swamp Brown Intensity Ink ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Seraphim Flesh Dip Dipping Inks ΔE 8.0 · similar
Fire Opal equivalent in Golden
- B Raw Sienna Heavy Body 1340 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D Raw Sienna OPEN Acrylics 7340 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Fire Opal equivalent in Vallejo
- B Dark Ochre Premium Airbrush Color 62.016 ΔE 3.4 · very close
- C Light Brown Model Color 70.929 ΔE 3.7 · close
Fire Opal equivalent in Revell
- C Brown Email Color - Matt ΔE 3.7 · close
- D Bronze Email Color - Metallic ΔE 6.2 · similar
Fire Opal equivalent in Arteza
- C Pearl Copper Gold Acrylic Pearl Paints A129 ΔE 3.9 · close
- D Mars Orange Acrylic Premium Paints A302 ΔE 6.6 · similar
Fire Opal equivalent in Tamiya
- C Dark copper Acrylics Mini Flat XF-28 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Flat earth Lacquer Paint LP-74 ΔE 6.7 · similar
Fire Opal equivalent in Foundry
- C Spearshaft Paint System 13B ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Rich Butternut Paint System 115B ΔE 7.5 · similar
Fire Opal in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| P3 | #9B5E37 | Idrian Flesh Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.2 |
| Liquitex | #935337 | Iridescent Rich Copper Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.3 |
| Duncan | #B5623C | Steampunk Copper Wave 2 | ΔE 4.6 |
| Humbrol | #AD5128 | Leather Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 4.7 |
| Mig | #9E5340 | Red Brown Light Acrylics | ΔE 4.7 |
| Monument | #AD4E32 | Burnt Sienna Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.9 |
| Acrilex | #AE6650 | Marrom Paints | ΔE 5.0 |
| AK Interactive | #915533 | Medium Rust AFV | ΔE 5.0 |
| Apple Barrel | #B26946 | Mango Colors | ΔE 5.3 |
| Creature | #9E5423 | Copper Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 5.9 |
| Coat d'Arms | #8B5D43 | Barbarian Leather Fantasy Range | ΔE 6.3 |
| Mr. Paint | #9A6948 | Rosso Mimetico Mr Paint | ΔE 6.3 |
| Mr. Hobby | #975829 | Brass Mr Metal Color | ΔE 6.5 |
| Italeri | #8F5141 | Medium Brown Acrylic Paint | ΔE 6.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #9A5622 | Mars Orange Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 7.0 |
| Warcolours | #AA441E | Metallic Copper Metallic paints | ΔE 7.2 |
| Turbo Dork | #9E4C3F | Life On Mars | ΔE 7.5 |
| Tom Color | #8C6848 | Field Uniform Brown | ΔE 9.7 |
Nearest colours inside FolkArt
- B Pumpkin Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.6 · very close
- C Autumn Leaves Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.7 · close
- C English Mustard Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.9 · close
- D Pueblo Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Pure Orange Pure™ Artist Pigment ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Pure Orange Shiny™ ΔE 6.4 · similar
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