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Make a free guideLooking for a Mars Orange equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Mars Orange (Scale75 Scalecolor) in Vallejo Xpress Color, Vallejo Model Color, Citadel Colour, Reaper MSP, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Army Painter Colour Primer, Army Painter Warpaints, Vallejo Metal Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Monument Pro Acryl, 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 Mars 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 2Khorne RedCitadel ColourGreat match
- Shade 1Blonde ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseMars OrangeScale75 Scalecolor
- Highlight 1Old RoseAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Highlight 2Pastel PinkAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat 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.