What is the difference between Lava Orange and Clear Orange?

ΔE 8 (close). Clear Orange is a little lighter, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lava Orange vs Clear Orange

Lava Orange

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

Clear Orange

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-73
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f68620 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 7.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Clear Orange is a little lighter, more muted than Lava Orange.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Lava Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Clear Orange is a little lighter, more muted than Lava Orange.

Can I use Lava Orange instead of Clear Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lava Orange is a little darker, 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 Clear Orange on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Lava Orange

Lava Orange vs Clear Orange (X-26)X Gloss Acrylic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Clear Orange
Lava Orange vs Orange (PS-7)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Clear Orange
Lava Orange vs Translucent Orange (PS-43)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 6, close · closer than Clear Orange

Other Army Painter paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Flickering FlameWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Lava Orange
Clear Orange vs Incursion OrangeWarpaints Air · ΔE 8, close · closer than Lava Orange
Clear Orange vs Glowing InfernoWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Lava Orange equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents