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Make a free guideLooking for a Medium Orange equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Medium Orange (AK Interactive 3rd Gen) in Citadel Colour, Vallejo Model Color, Reaper MSP, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Speedpaint, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Xpress Color, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Weathering Effects, Army Painter Quickshade, Vallejo Model Wash, AK Interactive Diorama Series, Vallejo Diorama FX, ranked by CIE76 deltaE color distance. Use them as substitutes, or generate a painting guide from the paints you actually own and let PaintGuide handle the matching and mixing for you.
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Shade & highlight partners
Suggested shadow and highlight colors for Medium Orange, picked from the full catalog by color science — not paints you own. Shadows stay richer when they lean cool; pure black just flattens them. Highlights read best warmer and a touch softer than the base; pure white bleaches them out.
- Shade 2Gory RedVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- Shade 1Blood RedArmy Painter SpeedpaintGreat match
- BaseMedium OrangeAK Interactive 3rd Gen
- Highlight 1Old RoseAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Highlight 2Opal SkinArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
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Make a free guide with your paintsMatches are computed by converting each paint's color to CIELAB and measuring CIE76 deltaE distance. A “great match” (deltaE < 3) is very close to the eye; a “close match” is a usable substitute. Finish, opacity, and coverage still differ between brands, so test on primer when it matters.