Orange 3
Warcolours · Layer paints
#F48124 · L*65.8 a*38.5 b*64.7
The closest match to Warcolours Orange 3 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Orange 3 is a light, vivid orange. 4 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Duncan Solar Flare at ΔE 1.2. 11 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 Warcolours Orange 3?
Duncan Solar Flare is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Orange 3 in any other range, at ΔE 1.2 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Citadel Pyroclast Orange Clear (ΔE 1.4) and Apple Barrel Tangelo (ΔE 1.5).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Orange 3?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Fluorescent Orange, ΔE 2.5 — a very close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Orange 3 Shop Duncan Solar Flare Shop Duncan Wave 3 set
Orange 3 equivalent in Duncan
- A Solar Flare Wave 3 ΔE 1.2 · near-perfect
- D Orange Glaze Wave 2 ΔE 7.7 · similar
Orange 3 equivalent in Citadel
- A Pyroclast Orange Clear Air ΔE 1.4 · near-perfect
- B Fiery Orange Foundation (discontinued) ΔE 2.4 · very close
Orange 3 equivalent in Apple Barrel
- A Tangelo Gloss™ 21093E ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
- D Nectarine Multi-Surface Satin Acrylic Paints 21960E ΔE 7.0 · similar
Orange 3 equivalent in Creature
- A Orange Monument Pro Acryl MPA-007 ΔE 2.0 · near-perfect
- E Rich Gold Monument Pro Acryl MPA-028 ΔE 12.7 · far
Orange 3 equivalent in Arteza
- B Indian Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints A107 ΔE 2.0 · very close
- C Pearl Papya Orange Acrylic Pearl Paints A207 ΔE 4.0 · close
Orange 3 equivalent in Tamiya
- B Brilliant orange Spray TS-56 ΔE 2.4 · very close
- B Orange Acrylics Mini Gloss X-6 ΔE 2.4 · very close
Orange 3 equivalent in Vallejo
- B Fluorescent Orange Premium Airbrush Color 62.033 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Light Rust Wash Mecha Color 69.505 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Orange 3 equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B IJAAF 14 Ki Iro (Marking Yellow) Mr Paint MRP-419 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Dark Chrome Yellow Čsn 6400 Mr Paint MRP-028 ΔE 2.8 · very close
Orange 3 equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- B Orange Yellow Acrysion N24 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Character Yellow Mr Color 109 ΔE 3.8 · close
Orange 3 equivalent in The Army Painter
- B Flickering Flame Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Fire Giant Orange Speedpaint Set 2.0 ΔE 3.1 · very close
Orange 3 equivalent in Golden
- B Fluorescent Orange Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors 4630 ΔE 3.3 · very close
- D India Yellow Hue Fluid 2436 ΔE 5.7 · similar
Orange 3 equivalent in P3
- C Khador Red Highlight Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 4.1 · close
- D Kapitan Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 7.1 · similar
Orange 3 in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reaper | #E27812 | Highlight Orange Master Series Paints Core Colors | ΔE 4.1 |
| Foundry | #E17A13 | Orange Shade Paint System | ΔE 4.3 |
| Green Stuff World | #E47700 | Peach Flesh Acrylic Colors | ΔE 4.3 |
| Mig | #E7731E | Orange Acrylics | ΔE 4.3 |
| AK Interactive | #DE7927 | Clear Orange Real Colors - Modern | ΔE 4.4 |
| Revell | #FE8C45 | Clear Orange Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 4.6 |
| Liquitex | #E87427 | Cadmium-free Orange Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.6 |
| Scale75 | #E97329 | Tiamat Orange Fantasy & Games Range | ΔE 5.1 |
| Mission Models | #FB6C04 | Transparent Orange | ΔE 5.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FC7B37 | Leprous Brown Fantasy Range | ΔE 5.5 |
| Humbrol | #EC8F54 | Flesh Acrylics - Matt | ΔE 5.9 |
| Turbo Dork | #F79A47 | Cartridge Family | ΔE 6.4 |
| Monument | #E56B20 | Orange Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 6.9 |
| Acrilex | #DF9249 | Amarelo Ocre Paints | ΔE 7.0 |
| FolkArt | #FA9E55 | Mandarin Satin Multi-Surface Pearl Acrylics | ΔE 7.3 |
| Tom Color | #FC9606 | Chama da Mula Sem Cabeça | ΔE 8.3 |
| Italeri | #F39A1F | Yellow Acrylic Paint | ΔE 9.6 |
| Kimera Kolors | #C2835C | Caucasian Skintone Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 12.0 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- B One-coat Orange One-coat paints ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D Orange Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D Raw Sienna Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 8.1 · similar
- E Metallic Lemon Metallic paints ΔE 10.4 · far
- E Metallic Choco Metallic paints ΔE 10.4 · far
- E Yellow 5 Layer paints ΔE 12.9 · far
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