Orange
Foundry · Foundry Paint System · 3B
#FA9414 · L*70.6 a*30.9 b*73.0
The closest match to Foundry Orange in every other range, nearest first.
Foundry Orange is a light, vivid orange. 6 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Reaper Hearth Fire at ΔE 0.7. 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 Foundry Orange?
Reaper Hearth Fire is the closest equivalent to Foundry Orange in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Golden Fluorescent Orange (ΔE 0.9) and Tom Color Chama da Mula Sem Cabeça (ΔE 1.1).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Foundry Orange?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Sun Yellow, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Foundry to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Foundry Orange Shop Reaper Hearth Fire Shop Reaper Master Series Paints Core Colors set
Orange equivalent in Reaper
- A Hearth Fire Master Series Paints Core Colors 9690 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- B Marigold Yellow Master Series Paints Core Colors 9007 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Orange equivalent in Golden
- A Fluorescent Orange SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6775 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B India Yellow Hue OPEN Acrylics 7455 ΔE 2.9 · very close
Orange equivalent in Tom Color
- A Chama da Mula Sem Cabeça TCUP-04 ΔE 1.1 · near-perfect
- E FS 10266 TC-0009 ΔE 10.9 · far
Orange equivalent in Liquitex
- A Yellow Orange Azo Heavy Body Acrylix 414 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- B Fluorescent Orange Heavy Body Acrylix 982 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Orange equivalent in Mig
- A Crystal Orange Acrylics AMIG0097 ΔE 1.8 · near-perfect
- C Light Rust Acrylics AMIG0039 ΔE 4.6 · close
Orange equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Volcanic Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11042 ΔE 1.9 · near-perfect
- A Clear Yellow Standard (3rd Gen) AK11217 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
Orange equivalent in Tamiya
- B Pure orange Lacquer Paint LP-51 ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Clear orange Lacquer Paint LP-53 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Orange equivalent in Green Stuff World
- B Tiger Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Go Mango Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.0 · very close
Orange equivalent in Acrilex
- B Amarelo Cadmio Paints 536 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- D Amarelo Ocre Paints 564 ΔE 6.8 · similar
Orange equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Marking Yellow Mr Paint MRP-122 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Orange Yellow 47 Mr Paint MRP-142 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Orange equivalent in Vallejo
- B Sun Yellow Game Air 76.006 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Sunset Orange Game Color 72.110 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Orange equivalent in Italeri
- B Yellow Acrylic Paint 4642AP ΔE 2.9 · very close
- E Skin Tone Warm Tint Acrylic Paint 4603AP ΔE 11.4 · far
Orange in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale75 | #FF9E0E | Neon Orange Artist Range | ΔE 3.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #F69D3F | Neon Orange Colors | ΔE 3.4 |
| The Army Painter | #F79D42 | Glowing Inferno Warpaints Fanatic | ΔE 3.7 |
| Citadel | #EC9A36 | Bronzed Flesh Foundation (discontinued) | ΔE 3.8 |
| Mr. Hobby | #F08300 | Character Yellow Mr Color | ΔE 4.7 |
| Turbo Dork | #F79A47 | Cartridge Family | ΔE 4.8 |
| Duncan | #F49E00 | Skulker Yellow Wave 1 | ΔE 5.2 |
| Humbrol | #DF9228 | Brass Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 5.4 |
| Warcolours | #F9A626 | Yellow 5 Layer paints | ΔE 5.9 |
| P3 | #F09042 | Khador Red Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 6.0 |
| Revell | #FEA500 | Yellow Email Color - Silk | ΔE 6.1 |
| FolkArt | #FA9E55 | Mandarin Satin Multi-Surface Pearl Acrylics | ΔE 6.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #EAA339 | Diarylide Yellow Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 6.8 |
| Arteza | #E27B02 | Deep Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 7.5 |
| Creature | #F67B00 | Orange Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 7.5 |
| Monument | #DDA55B | Flameon Bright Yellow Ochre Pro Signature Series | ΔE 9.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #DD9A65 | Tanned Flesh Fantasy Range | ΔE 10.3 |
| Mission Models | #E4AE44 | New Construction Yellow (1990 to present) | ΔE 11.8 |
Nearest colours inside Foundry
- D Ochre Shade Paint System ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Flesh Paint System ΔE 5.6 · similar
- D Butter Fudge Light Paint System ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Palomino Paint System ΔE 7.6 · similar
- D Oriental Flesh Paint System ΔE 8.0 · similar
- D Orange Shade Paint System ΔE 8.2 · similar
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