What is the difference between Molten Orange and Oxide Brown Light?

ΔE 9 (close). Oxide Brown Light is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Molten Orange vs Oxide Brown Light

Molten Orange

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #8a3a22 (estimate)

Oxide Brown Light

Brand: Kimera Kolors
Range: Pure Pigments
Code: Pure Pigments
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #83442b (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Oxide Brown Light is more muted than Molten Orange.

Can I use Oxide Brown Light instead of Molten Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Oxide Brown Light is more muted than Molten Orange.

Can I use Molten Orange instead of Oxide Brown Light?

The same difference applies the other way round: Molten Orange is 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 Molten Orange on the colour wheel See Oxide Brown Light on the colour wheel

Other Kimera Kolors paints close to Molten Orange

Molten Orange vs Red Oxide (Pure Pigments)Pure Pigments · ΔE 7, close · closer than Oxide Brown Light
Molten Orange vs Middle Brown (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 12, fair
Molten Orange vs Cherry Wood (Signature)Signature Series · ΔE 21, loose

Other Army Painter paints close to Oxide Brown Light

Oxide Brown Light vs Sunburst Ochre (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Molten Orange
Oxide Brown Light vs Ruddy Terra (Vol. 2)John Blanche Vol. 1-4 · ΔE 9, close
Oxide Brown Light vs Husk BrownWarpaints Air · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Molten Orange equivalents · Oxide Brown Light equivalents