Fire Orange
Humbrol · Humbrol Acrylics - Gloss · 209
#E0181B · L*47.7 a*70.5 b*52.4
The closest match to Humbrol Fire Orange in every other range, nearest first.
Humbrol Fire Orange is a mid-toned, vivid red. 7 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Vallejo Calico Red at ΔE 0.7. 7 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 Humbrol Fire Orange?
Vallejo Calico Red is the closest equivalent to Humbrol Fire Orange in any other range, at ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Tamiya Metallic red (ΔE 0.8) and AK Interactive Deep Red (ΔE 0.9).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Humbrol Fire Orange?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Calico Red, ΔE 0.7 — an indistinguishable substitute. The full Humbrol to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Humbrol Fire Orange Shop Vallejo Calico Red Shop Vallejo Arte Deco set
Fire Orange equivalent in Vallejo
- A Calico Red Arte Deco 85.033 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
- A Fire Red Arte Deco 85.029 ΔE 0.7 · indistinguishable
Fire Orange equivalent in Tamiya
- A Metallic red Spray TS-18 ΔE 0.8 · indistinguishable
- A Bright red Lacquer Paint LP-50 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
Fire Orange equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Deep Red Intense (3rd Gen) AK11088 ΔE 0.9 · indistinguishable
- B Red / Vermilion Cadmium Red. Figures AK3048 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Fire Orange equivalent in Scale75
- A Red Label Warfront Range ΔE 1.0 · indistinguishable
- C Life Red Instant Colors Range ΔE 4.4 · close
Fire Orange equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- A Clear Red Acrysion N90 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- A Fluorescent Red Acrysion N101 ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
Fire Orange equivalent in Citadel
- A Angron Red Clear Air ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
- C Wild Rider Red Layer ΔE 3.7 · close
Fire Orange equivalent in Foundry
- A British Redcoat Paint System 68B ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- B Bright Red Paint System 15B ΔE 2.9 · very close
Fire Orange equivalent in Warcolours
- B One-coat Red One-coat paints ΔE 2.1 · very close
- B Red Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 2.3 · very close
Fire Orange equivalent in Tom Color
- B Vermelho Flame TCUP-06 ΔE 2.3 · very close
- C Vermelho Puro TC-0005 ΔE 5.0 · close
Fire Orange equivalent in Italeri
- B Red Acrylic Paint 4606AP ΔE 2.4 · very close
- D Red Acrylic Paint 4605AP ΔE 5.7 · similar
Fire Orange equivalent in Golden
- B Pyrrole Red SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6555 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Naphthol Red Light Heavy Body 1210 ΔE 2.7 · very close
Fire Orange equivalent in Reaper
- B Clear Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9094 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- B Magma Red Master Series Paints Core Colors 9217 ΔE 3.2 · very close
Fire Orange in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Models | #ED1B24 | Insignia Red FS 31136 | ΔE 3.1 |
| Acrilex | #D52A2B | Vermelho Paints | ΔE 3.2 |
| Duncan | #D21116 | Demon Red Wave 1 | ΔE 3.2 |
| The Army Painter | #DB3016 | Blood Red Speedpaint Set 2.0 | ΔE 3.3 |
| Kimera Kolors | #D02C2A | Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 3.6 |
| Mr. Paint | #DD3032 | Red Clear Mr Paint | ΔE 3.9 |
| P3 | #EE2C24 | Ember Orange Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.2 |
| Liquitex | #CE0A0E | Transparent Orange Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.4 |
| Creature | #D00903 | Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 4.7 |
| Green Stuff World | #CB160F | Hellfire Red Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.7 |
| Coat d'Arms | #D83F37 | Blood Red Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #DB2C00 | Orange Colors | ΔE 5.3 |
| Mig | #C13828 | Metallic Red Acrylics | ΔE 5.4 |
| Revell | #FA0200 | Luminous Orange Email Color - Matt | ΔE 6.0 |
| Arteza | #F2372B | Vermillion Red Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 6.1 |
| FolkArt | #D94927 | Autumn Leaves Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 6.3 |
| Monument | #EF3A37 | Fluorescent Red Pro Signature Series | ΔE 6.5 |
| Turbo Dork | #D94E50 | Redrum | ΔE 9.9 |
Nearest colours inside Humbrol
- B Signal Red Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B Red Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 2.8 · very close
- C Red Aerosol Sprays ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Italian Racing Red Aerosol Sprays ΔE 6.4 · similar
- D Scarlet Acrylics - Matt ΔE 7.8 · similar
- D Insignia Red Acrylics - Matt ΔE 9.9 · similar
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