What is the difference between Lava Orange and Orange Brown?

ΔE 25 (loose). Orange Brown is a little darker, much more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lava Orange vs Orange Brown

Lava Orange

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e86018 (estimate)

Orange Brown

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09201
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b1591f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 24.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Orange Brown is a little darker, much more muted than Lava Orange.

Can I use Orange Brown instead of Lava Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 25). Orange Brown is a little darker, much more muted than Lava Orange.

Can I use Lava Orange instead of Orange Brown?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lava Orange is a little lighter, much more saturated.

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 Lava Orange on the colour wheel See Orange Brown on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Lava Orange

Lava Orange vs Fire Orange (09006)Master Series Paints · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Orange Brown
Lava Orange vs Bright Coral (09181)Master Series Paints · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Orange Brown
Lava Orange vs Phoenix Red (09005)Master Series Paints · ΔE 23, loose · closer than Orange Brown

Other Army Painter paints close to Orange Brown

Orange Brown vs Demigod FlamesWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Lava Orange
Orange Brown vs Fresh RustWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Lava Orange
Orange Brown vs Rust (WP4034P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Lava Orange

All matches: Lava Orange equivalents · Orange Brown equivalents