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Make a free guideLooking for a Martian Orange equivalent? Below are the closest cross-brand color matches to Martian Orange (Vallejo Xpress Color) in Reaper MSP, AK Interactive 3rd Gen, Scale75 Scalecolor, Army Painter Speedpaint, Army Painter Fanatic, AK Interactive Artist Dense Acrylic, Citadel Colour, Vallejo Model Color, Army Painter Colour Primer, Vallejo Game Color Effects, Vallejo Game Color, Vallejo Hobby Spray, Monument Pro Acryl, 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 Martian 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 2Dirty RedAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat match
- Shade 1Bronzed Skin ShadowReaper MSPGreat match
- BaseMartian OrangeVallejo Xpress Color
- Highlight 1Old RoseAK Interactive 3rd GenGreat 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.