What is the difference between Clear Orange and Flickering Flame?

ΔE 16 (loose). Flickering Flame is a little lighter, more muted, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Clear Orange vs Flickering Flame

Clear Orange

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11218
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f26721 (estimate)

Flickering Flame

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f28629 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 16.3, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Flickering Flame is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Clear Orange.

Can I use Flickering Flame instead of Clear Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Flickering Flame is a little lighter, more muted, warmer than Clear Orange.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Flickering Flame?

The same difference applies the other way round: Clear Orange is a little darker, more saturated, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Clear Orange on the colour wheel See Flickering Flame on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Lava OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Flickering Flame
Clear Orange vs Burning OreWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 6, close · closer than Flickering Flame
Clear Orange vs Mythical OrangeWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 6, close · closer than Flickering Flame

Other AK Interactive paints close to Flickering Flame

Flickering Flame vs Luminous Orange (AK11082)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Clear Orange
Flickering Flame vs Clear Yellow (AK11217)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 9, close · closer than Clear Orange
Flickering Flame vs Light Orange (AK11077)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 14, fair · closer than Clear Orange

All matches: Clear Orange equivalents · Flickering Flame equivalents