Molten Orange vs Inktense Chestnut

Molten Orange

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

Inktense Chestnut

Brand
Scale75
Range
Inktensity
Code
SC81
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#9d402a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Inktense Chestnut is a little lighter, more saturated than Molten Orange. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Molten Orange is an opaque base/layer paint and Scale75 Inktense Chestnut is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Inktense Chestnut instead of Molten Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Inktense Chestnut is a little lighter, more saturated than Molten Orange. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Molten Orange instead of Inktense Chestnut?

The same difference applies the other way round: Molten Orange is a little darker, more muted.

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 Inktense Chestnut on the colour wheel

Other Scale75 paints close to Molten Orange

Other Army Painter paints close to Inktense Chestnut

All matches: Molten Orange equivalents · Inktense Chestnut equivalents

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