What is the difference between Lava Orange and Flaming Orange?

ΔE 15 (loose). Flaming Orange is more saturated, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lava Orange vs Flaming Orange

Lava Orange

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Fanatic
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f07500 (estimate)

Flaming Orange

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 1784
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ff610f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.0, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Flaming Orange is more saturated, cooler than Lava Orange.

Can I use Flaming Orange instead of Lava Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 15). Flaming Orange is more saturated, cooler than Lava Orange.

Can I use Lava Orange instead of Flaming Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lava Orange is more muted, 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 Lava Orange on the colour wheel See Flaming Orange on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Lava Orange

Lava Orange vs Peach Flesh (1825)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 10, close · closer than Flaming Orange
Lava Orange vs Foxhide Brown (1830)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Flaming Orange
Lava Orange vs Ochre Desert (1828)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 13, fair · closer than Flaming Orange

Other Army Painter paints close to Flaming Orange

Flaming Orange vs Burning OreWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 8, close · closer than Lava Orange
Flaming Orange vs Mythical OrangeWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 8, close · closer than Lava Orange
Flaming Orange vs Lava OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Lava Orange

All matches: Lava Orange equivalents · Flaming Orange equivalents