What is the difference between Flickering Flame and Orange Flare?

ΔE 19 (loose). Orange Flare is more muted, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Flickering Flame vs Orange Flare

Flickering Flame

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

Orange Flare

Brand: Two Thin Coats
Range: Triads: highlights
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f17748 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 18.9, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orange Flare is more muted, cooler than Flickering Flame.

Can I use Orange Flare instead of Flickering Flame?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 19). Orange Flare is more muted, cooler than Flickering Flame.

Can I use Flickering Flame instead of Orange Flare?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flickering Flame is more saturated, warmer.

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

Other Two Thin Coats paints close to Flickering Flame

Flickering Flame vs Solar FlareBrights · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Orange Flare
Flickering Flame vs Flaming Forge OrangeBrights · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Orange Flare
Flickering Flame vs Skulker YellowTriads: midtones · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Orange Flare

Other Army Painter paints close to Orange Flare

Orange Flare vs Violent VermillionWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Flickering Flame
Orange Flare vs Sacred ScarletWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 15, fair · closer than Flickering Flame
Orange Flare vs Demigod FlamesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 15, loose · closer than Flickering Flame

All matches: Flickering Flame equivalents · Orange Flare equivalents