Orange
Warcolours · Inks for Shading and Glazing
#FF6801 · L*62.7 a*54.1 b*71.3
The closest match to Warcolours Orange in every other range, nearest first.
Warcolours Orange is a mid-toned, vivid red. 5 ranges carry a near-perfect stand-in for it, the closest being Scale75 Permanent Orange at ΔE 0.6. 13 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
This is a wash, shade or ink range, and the list below ranks it on colour alone — which for a paint meant to be thinned into a recess is the least reliable thing about it. How to read these matches, and how to choose a wash substitute.
What is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Orange?
Scale75 Permanent Orange is the closest equivalent to Warcolours Orange in any other range, at ΔE 0.6 — an indistinguishable substitute. Next nearest: Golden Cadmium Orange (ΔE 1.0) and AK Interactive Orange / Strong Ochre (ΔE 1.0).
What is the Vallejo alternative to Warcolours Orange?
The nearest Vallejo paint is Tangerine, ΔE 2.7 — a very close substitute. The full Warcolours to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.
Shop Warcolours Orange Shop Scale75 Permanent Orange Shop Scale75 Artist Range set
Orange equivalent in Scale75
- A Permanent Orange Artist Range ΔE 0.6 · indistinguishable
- A Orange Neon FX Range ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
Orange equivalent in Golden
- A Cadmium Orange SoFlat Matte Acrylic Colors 6530 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- C Fluorescent Orange Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Colors 4630 ΔE 4.0 · close
Orange equivalent in AK Interactive
- A Orange / Strong Ochre Figures AK3032 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- C Deep Orange Intense (3rd Gen) AK11080 ΔE 3.7 · close
Orange equivalent in Mr. Paint
- A Jaegermeister Orange Mr Paint - Car MRP-C023 ΔE 1.0 · near-perfect
- C Orange Clear Mr Paint MRP-265 ΔE 4.0 · close
Orange equivalent in Mission Models
- A Transparent Orange MMP-171 ΔE 1.3 · near-perfect
- D Light Rust 1 MMW-002 ΔE 6.4 · similar
Orange equivalent in Reaper
- B Sunrise Orange Master Series Paints Bones 9406 ΔE 2.5 · very close
- B Fireball Orange Master Series Paints Bones 9469 ΔE 3.0 · very close
Orange equivalent in Vallejo
- B Tangerine Arte Deco 85.026 ΔE 2.7 · very close
- C Light Orange Model Color 70.911 ΔE 3.8 · close
Orange equivalent in Citadel
- B Ryza Rust Dry ΔE 2.8 · very close
- B Troll Slayer Orange Air ΔE 2.8 · very close
Orange equivalent in Tamiya
- B Clear orange Spray TS-73 ΔE 3.1 · very close
- C Orange Spray TS-12 ΔE 3.7 · close
Orange equivalent in The Army Painter
- C Lava Orange Warpaints Fanatic ΔE 3.8 · close
- C Fire Lizard Warpaints WP1426 ΔE 4.0 · close
Orange equivalent in Green Stuff World
- C Flaming Orange Acrylic Colors ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Orange Fluor Metallic ΔE 4.5 · close
Orange equivalent in Mr. Hobby
- C Clear Orange Acrysion N92 ΔE 4.0 · close
- C Clear Orange Mr Clear Color GX GX106 ΔE 4.8 · close
Orange in the remaining ranges
These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.
| Range | Nearest paint | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humbrol | #E7650D | Orange Acrylics - Gloss | ΔE 4.4 |
| Coat d'Arms | #FC7B37 | Leprous Brown Fantasy Range | ΔE 4.4 |
| Monument | #E56B20 | Orange Pro Acrylic Paints | ΔE 4.5 |
| Liquitex | #E87427 | Cadmium-free Orange Heavy Body Acrylix | ΔE 4.6 |
| Mig | #E7731E | Orange Acrylics | ΔE 4.9 |
| Arteza | #EE7A1F | Indian Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints | ΔE 5.4 |
| Foundry | #F15606 | Scarlet Light Paint System | ΔE 5.4 |
| Acrilex | #F3763F | Tangerina Paints | ΔE 5.6 |
| Italeri | #E55C00 | Orange Acrylic Paint | ΔE 5.7 |
| Creature | #F67B00 | Orange Monument Pro Acryl | ΔE 6.3 |
| Duncan | #EB7140 | Orange Flare Wave 1 | ΔE 6.7 |
| Revell | #E5550F | Orange Email Color - Gloss | ΔE 7.3 |
| Apple Barrel | #DB733E | Spiced Carrot Colors | ΔE 7.5 |
| FolkArt | #F64700 | Orange Multi-Surface Neon Glow Acrylics | ΔE 7.9 |
| P3 | #E16E41 | Inferno Orange Privateer Press Formula P3 | ΔE 8.1 |
| Turbo Dork | #FF8251 | Multipass | ΔE 8.1 |
| Tom Color | #EB3102 | Suco De Laranja | ΔE 12.9 |
| Kimera Kolors | #D5502B | Toluidine Red Expansion Set 1 | ΔE 13.0 |
Nearest colours inside Warcolours
- C One-coat Orange One-coat paints ΔE 4.2 · close
- D Orange 3 Layer paints ΔE 6.6 · similar
- D One-coat Red-orange One-coat paints ΔE 7.9 · similar
- D Orange 4 Layer paints ΔE 8.3 · similar
- E Transparent Orange Transparent paints ΔE 13.1 · far
- E Raw Sienna Inks for Shading and Glazing ΔE 13.3 · far
Choosing between these: how to pick a substitute that survives the model · what a colour value cannot tell you about a pot