What is the difference between Flickering Flame and Sunset Orange?

ΔE 11 (fair). Sunset Orange is a little darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Flickering Flame vs Sunset Orange

Flickering Flame

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

Sunset Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.110
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f4742e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 11.5, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Sunset Orange is a little darker, cooler than Flickering Flame.

Can I use Sunset Orange instead of Flickering Flame?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Sunset Orange is a little darker, cooler than Flickering Flame.

Can I use Flickering Flame instead of Sunset Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Flickering Flame is a little lighter, 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 Sunset Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Flickering Flame

Flickering Flame vs Sun Yellow (72.006)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Sunset Orange
Flickering Flame vs Sunny Skin Tone (70.845)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sunset Orange
Flickering Flame vs Scrofulous Brown (72.038)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Sunset Orange

Other Army Painter paints close to Sunset Orange

Sunset Orange vs Lava OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Flickering Flame
Sunset Orange vs Incursion OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 12, fair
Sunset Orange vs Lava OrangeWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Flickering Flame equivalents · Sunset Orange equivalents