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Make a free guideLooking for a Clear Orange equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Clear Orange (Vallejo Model Color) in Citadel Colour, Reaper MSP, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Army Painter Fanatic, Army Painter Speedpaint, Scale75 Scalecolor, Vallejo Xpress Color, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Monument Pro Acryl, Vallejo Game Color, 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 Clear 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 2Clotted RedReaper MSPGreat match
- Shade 1Scarlet RedVallejo Game ColorGreat match
- BaseClear OrangeVallejo Model Color
- Highlight 1Violent VermillionArmy Painter FanaticGreat match
- Highlight 2Rosy SkinReaper MSPGreat 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.