Paint Equivalents

Orange

Kimera Kolors · Kimera Kolors Pure Pigments · PO34

#CB552E · L*51.1 a*44.7 b*45.0

The closest match to Kimera Kolors Orange in every other range, nearest first.

Kimera Kolors Orange is a mid-toned, vivid red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: AK Interactive Amaranth Red, ΔE 1.6. 17 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 Kimera Kolors Orange?

AK Interactive Amaranth Red is the closest equivalent to Kimera Kolors Orange in any other range, at ΔE 1.6 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Vallejo Amaranth Red (ΔE 2.4) and The Army Painter Fresh Rust (ΔE 2.4).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Kimera Kolors Orange?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Amaranth Red, ΔE 2.4 — a very close substitute. The full Kimera Kolors to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

Shop Kimera Kolors Orange Shop AK Interactive Amaranth Red Shop AK Interactive Standard (3rd Gen) set

Orange equivalent in AK Interactive

  1. A Amaranth Red Standard (3rd Gen) AK11086 ΔE 1.6 · near-perfect
  2. C Burn Orange Standard (3rd Gen) AK11079 ΔE 4.3 · close

Orange equivalent in Vallejo

  1. B Amaranth Red Model Color 70.829 ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. B Martian Orange Xpress Color 72.405 ΔE 3.1 · very close

Orange equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. B Fresh Rust Warpaints Fanatic Wash ΔE 2.4 · very close
  2. C True Copper Warpaints Air ΔE 3.7 · close

Orange equivalent in Reaper

  1. B Numeria Rust Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89510 ΔE 2.8 · very close
  2. C Volcanic Orange Master Series Paints Bones 9405 ΔE 4.4 · close

Orange equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Ember Orange Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.0 · very close
  2. C Blushing Flesh Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.9 · close

Orange equivalent in FolkArt

  1. B Autumn Leaves Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics 2943 ΔE 3.3 · very close
  2. C Pure Orange Pure™ Artist Pigment 6388 ΔE 3.9 · close

Orange equivalent in Liquitex

  1. B Pyrrole Orange Heavy Body Acrylix 323 ΔE 3.4 · very close
  2. D Cadmium-free Red Light Heavy Body Acrylix 893 ΔE 5.6 · similar

Orange equivalent in Golden

  1. C Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold OPEN Acrylics 7301 ΔE 3.7 · close
  2. C Vat Orange Fluid 2403 ΔE 4.4 · close

Orange equivalent in Mission Models

  1. C Pearl Tropical Orange MMP-151 ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Orange MMP-005 ΔE 6.9 · similar

Orange equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. C Outrageous Orange Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21961E ΔE 3.8 · close
  2. D Tropic Orange Colors 21341 ΔE 5.3 · similar

Orange equivalent in Duncan

  1. C Fanatic Orange Wave 1 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. C Inferno Orange Wave 3 ΔE 4.2 · close

Orange equivalent in Mig

  1. C Medium Rust Acrylics AMIG0040 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Metallic Red Acrylics AMIG0188 ΔE 8.3 · similar

Orange in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Arteza #BC5035 Mars Orange Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 4.5
Mr. Hobby #C96549 Copper Mr Metal Color ΔE 5.1
Italeri #E84925 Orange Acrylic Paint ΔE 5.4
Mr. Paint #CC4300 Ford Gt Gulf Orange {heritage Edition} Mr Paint - Car ΔE 5.4
Scale75 #E2390E Beherit Red Fantasy & Games Range ΔE 5.5
Warcolours #E55926 Orange 4 Layer paints ΔE 5.7
Citadel #E65925 Blazing Orange Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 5.9
Foundry #E23300 Scarlet Paint System ΔE 6.1
Acrilex #E54A34 Vermelho Fogo Paints ΔE 6.2
Revell #E5550F Orange Email Color - Gloss ΔE 6.7
Tom Color #EB3102 Suco De Laranja ΔE 6.7
Humbrol #AD5128 Leather Acrylics - Matt ΔE 6.8
P3 #E9543A Red Ink Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.8
Monument #F04D26 Fluorescent Orange Pro Signature Series ΔE 6.8
Coat d'Arms #C96F4D Beaten Copper Fantasy Range ΔE 6.9
Tamiya #CC5C03 Copper Acrylics Mini Flat ΔE 8.3
Creature #D00903 Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 10.0
Turbo Dork #D94E50 Redrum ΔE 11.3

Nearest colours inside Kimera Kolors

  1. B Toluidine Red Expansion Set 1 ΔE 2.1 · very close
  2. D Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 9.5 · similar
  3. E Mars Orange Expansion Set 1 ΔE 12.5 · far
  4. E Caucasian Skintone Danilo Cartacci Signature Set ΔE 13.7 · far
  5. E Oxide Brown Light Expansion Set 1 ΔE 18.4 · far
  6. E The Red Pure Pigments ΔE 18.8 · far

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