Orange 5
Warcolours · Layer paints
#E33F3E · L*52.1 a*62.5 b*38.6
The closest match to Warcolours Orange 5 in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Orange 5 is a mid-toned, vivid red. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Monument Rogue Hobbies Orange Red, ΔE 1.7. 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 Warcolours Orange 5?
Monument Rogue Hobbies Orange Red is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Orange 5 in any other range, at ΔE 1.7 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Scale75 Love Affair (ΔE 2.1) and Golden Cadmium Red Light (ΔE 2.2).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Orange 5?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Inferno Red, ΔE 2.9 — a very close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Orange 5 Shop Monument Rogue Hobbies Orange Red Shop Monument Pro Signature Series set
Orange 5 equivalent in Monument
- A Rogue Hobbies Orange Red Pro Signature Series S31 ΔE 1.7 · near-perfect
- B Fluorescent Red Pro Signature Series F01 ΔE 2.6 · very close
Orange 5 equivalent in Scale75
- B Love Affair Instant Colors Range ΔE 2.1 · very close
- C Primary Red Artist Range ΔE 4.5 · close
Orange 5 equivalent in Golden
- B Cadmium Red Light Heavy Body 1090 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Cadmium Red Light OPEN Acrylics 7090 ΔE 2.3 · very close
Orange 5 equivalent in Duncan
- B Centurion Red Wave 3 ΔE 2.2 · very close
- B Apocalypse Sky Wave 3 ΔE 3.3 · very close
Orange 5 equivalent in AK Interactive
- B Minium Red Surface Primer Primer (3rd Gen) AK11247 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- C Ruby Standard (3rd Gen) AK11084 ΔE 4.2 · close
Orange 5 equivalent in Reaper
- B Seoni Scarlet Master Series Paints Pathfinder 89504 ΔE 2.6 · very close
- B Brilliant Red Master Series Paints Bones 9468 ΔE 3.5 · very close
Orange 5 equivalent in Coat d'Arms
- B Blood Red Fantasy Range 104 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- B British Scarlet Military Range 238 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Orange 5 equivalent in Vallejo
- B Inferno Red Nocturna Models 74.022 ΔE 2.9 · very close
- D Burnt Orange Arte Deco 85.030 ΔE 5.6 · similar
Orange 5 equivalent in Mr. Paint
- B Red Clear Mr Paint MRP-266 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- D A Ii Kr Red Mr Paint MRP-025 ΔE 8.5 · similar
Orange 5 equivalent in Acrilex
- B Vermelho Vivo Paints 541 ΔE 3.2 · very close
- C Vermelho Fogo Paints 507 ΔE 4.8 · close
Orange 5 equivalent in Turbo Dork
- C Redrum ΔE 4.0 · close
- D Spicy Meatball ΔE 6.5 · similar
Orange 5 equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Blood Chalice Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.1 · close
- C Legendary Red Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 4.3 · close
Orange 5 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 4.5 |
| Humbrol | #DE1D2E | Red Aerosol Sprays | ΔE 4.7 |
| Arteza | #F2372B | Vermillion Red Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 4.8 |
| Tamiya | #FA0026 | Clear red Acrylics Mini Gloss | ΔE 4.8 |
| P3 | #EE2C24 | Ember Orange Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 4.9 |
| Foundry | #D45947 | Expert Flesh Deep Shade Paint System | ΔE 5.0 |
| Liquitex | #E0412B | Cadmium-free Red Light Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 5.0 |
| Green Stuff World | #DA523A | Blushing Flesh Acrylic Colors | ΔE 5.2 |
| Citadel | #E21823 | Angron Red Clear Air | ΔE 5.3 |
| Tom Color | #DD2F46 | Vermelho Melancia | ΔE 5.4 |
| Mr. Hobby | #EA5541 | Salmon Pink Aqueous Hobby Color | ΔE 5.5 |
| Italeri | #D52B27 | Red Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.8 |
| Kimera Kolors | #D02C2A | Cartacci Red Danilo Cartacci Signature Set | ΔE 6.2 |
| FolkArt | #E9585D | Fire Coral Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics | ΔE 6.7 |
| Mig | #C13828 | Metallic Red Acrylics | ΔE 8.4 |
| Revell | #FA0200 | Luminous Orange Email Color - Matt | ΔE 8.7 |
| Apple Barrel | #CB664A | Tropic Orange Colors | ΔE 9.2 |
| Creature | #D00903 | Bold Pyrrole Red Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 10.8 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- D Red 1 Layer paints ΔE 5.5 · similar
- D Metallic Crimson Metallic paints ΔE 6.1 · similar
- D Metallic Red Metallic paints ΔE 6.3 · similar
- D Red Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 8.5 · similar
- D One-coat Red One-coat paints ΔE 8.6 · similar
- E Red 2 Layer paints ΔE 10.1 · far
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