What is the difference between Luminous Orange and Glowing Inferno?

ΔE 9 (close). Glowing Inferno is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Luminous Orange vs Glowing Inferno

Luminous Orange

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11082
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f68923 (estimate)

Glowing Inferno

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f59829 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 8.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Glowing Inferno is a little lighter than Luminous Orange.

Can I use Glowing Inferno instead of Luminous Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Glowing Inferno is a little lighter than Luminous Orange.

Can I use Luminous Orange instead of Glowing Inferno?

The same difference applies the other way round: Luminous Orange is a little darker.

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 Luminous Orange on the colour wheel See Glowing Inferno on the colour wheel

Other Army Painter paints close to Luminous Orange

Luminous Orange vs Flickering FlameWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Glowing Inferno
Luminous Orange vs Incursion OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 9, close
Luminous Orange vs Lava OrangeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Glowing Inferno

Glowing Inferno vs Clear Yellow (AK11217)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Luminous Orange
Glowing Inferno vs Dirty Yellow (AK11043)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 11, fair
Glowing Inferno vs Dark Flesh (AK11056)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 13, fair

All matches: Luminous Orange equivalents · Glowing Inferno equivalents