What is the difference between Lugganath Orange and Faded Orange?

ΔE 10 (close). Faded Orange is cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Lugganath Orange vs Faded Orange

Lugganath Orange

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f08a3a (estimate)

Faded Orange

Brand: Green Stuff World
Range: Acrylic Colors
Code: 3214
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f37b3c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Faded Orange is cooler than Lugganath Orange.

Can I use Faded Orange instead of Lugganath Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Faded Orange is cooler than Lugganath Orange.

Can I use Lugganath Orange instead of Faded Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Lugganath Orange is 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 Lugganath Orange on the colour wheel See Faded Orange on the colour wheel

Other Green Stuff World paints close to Lugganath Orange

Lugganath Orange vs Peach Flesh (1825)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 11, fair
Lugganath Orange vs Ochre Desert (1828)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 12, fair
Lugganath Orange vs Foxhide Brown (1830)Acrylic Colors · ΔE 15, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Faded Orange

Faded Orange vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close · closer than Lugganath Orange
Faded Orange vs Trollslayer OrangeColour: Air · ΔE 9, close · closer than Lugganath Orange
Faded Orange vs Jokaero OrangeColour: Base · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Lugganath Orange equivalents · Faded Orange equivalents