Paint Equivalents

Metallic Orange

Mig · Acrylics · AMIG0189

#CD6702 · L*54.7 a*35.6 b*62.6

The closest match to Mig Metallic Orange in every other range, nearest first.

Mig Metallic Orange is a mid-toned, vivid orange. Only one range matches it closely enough to swap without thinking: Citadel Gehenna Gold, ΔE 1.5. 19 of the 30 other ranges have nothing within ΔE 5, so a substitution from those will read as a different colour.

What the ΔE numbers below mean, and how close a match has to be

What is the closest equivalent to Mig Metallic Orange?

Citadel Gehenna Gold is the closest equivalent to Mig Metallic Orange in any other range, at ΔE 1.5 — a near-perfect substitute. Next nearest: Golden Nickel Azo Yellow (ΔE 2.6) and Apple Barrel Apricot (ΔE 2.6).

What is the Vallejo alternative to Mig Metallic Orange?

The nearest Vallejo paint is Gold Yellow, ΔE 4.0 — a close substitute. The full Mig to Vallejo conversion chart lists the rest.

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Metallic Orange equivalent in Citadel

  1. A Gehenna Gold Layer ΔE 1.5 · near-perfect
  2. C Tau Light Ochre Air ΔE 4.4 · close

Full Mig → Citadel conversion chart

Metallic Orange equivalent in Golden

  1. B Nickel Azo Yellow Heavy Body 1225 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D India Yellow Hue Fluid 2436 ΔE 5.4 · similar

Full Mig → Golden conversion chart

Metallic Orange equivalent in Apple Barrel

  1. B Apricot Colors 20764 ΔE 2.6 · very close
  2. D Crushed Curry Gloss™ 20265E ΔE 5.0 · similar

Full Mig → Apple Barrel conversion chart

Metallic Orange equivalent in Green Stuff World

  1. B Foxhide Brown Acrylic Colors ΔE 3.2 · very close
  2. D Peach Flesh Acrylic Colors ΔE 6.3 · similar

Full Mig → Green Stuff World conversion chart

Metallic Orange equivalent in Mr. Hobby

  1. C Rust Red Aqueous Hobby Color H453 ΔE 3.6 · close
  2. C Copper Acrysion N10 ΔE 3.6 · close

Full Mig → Mr. Hobby conversion chart

Metallic Orange equivalent in Tamiya

  1. C Copper Acrylics Mini Flat XF-6 ΔE 3.9 · close
  2. D Metallic orange Lacquer Paint LP-44 ΔE 7.8 · similar

Full Mig → Tamiya conversion chart

Metallic Orange equivalent in Vallejo

  1. C Gold Yellow Game Air 76.007 ΔE 4.0 · close
  2. D Light Rust Wash FX 76.505 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Mig → Vallejo conversion chart

Metallic Orange equivalent in Foundry

  1. C Flesh Shade Paint System 5A ΔE 4.4 · close
  2. C Bright Red Light Paint System 15C ΔE 4.5 · close

Full Mig → Foundry conversion chart

Metallic Orange equivalent in The Army Painter

  1. C Incursion Orange Warpaints Air ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. D Dwarven Bronze D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Mig → The Army Painter conversion chart

Metallic Orange equivalent in Mr. Paint

  1. C Light Orange F-16 Mr Paint MRP-207 ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. D Orange Ladders For Russian Aircraft Mr Paint MRP-089 ΔE 5.2 · similar

Full Mig → Mr. Paint conversion chart

Metallic Orange equivalent in Scale75

  1. C Light Rust Soil Works ΔE 4.7 · close
  2. D Orange Artist Range ΔE 6.0 · similar

Full Mig → Scale75 conversion chart

Metallic Orange equivalent in Reaper

  1. D Bronzed Skin Master Series Paints Core Colors 9260 ΔE 5.0 · similar
  2. D Orange Brown Master Series Paints Core Colors 9201 ΔE 5.5 · similar

Full Mig → Reaper conversion chart

Metallic Orange in the remaining ranges

These ranges have nothing close. The nearest they offer is listed anyway.

RangeNearest paintDistance
Mission Models #DD732B Light Rust 1 ΔE 5.5
FolkArt #BF6F38 Vivid Orange Multi-Surface Satin Acrylics ΔE 5.8
AK Interactive #DE7927 Clear Orange Real Colors - Modern ΔE 5.9
Liquitex #D75E19 Vivid Red Orange Heavy Body Acrylix ΔE 5.9
Coat d'Arms #D66C30 Italian Red Earth World War II Range ΔE 5.9
Humbrol #E7650D Orange Acrylics - Gloss ΔE 6.1
Arteza #BA7335 Oxide Yellow Acrylic Premium Paints ΔE 6.1
P3 #D07B3A Kapitan Red Privateer Press Formula P3 ΔE 6.2
Monument #E56B20 Orange Pro Acrylic Paints ΔE 6.4
Italeri #E55C00 Orange Acrylic Paint ΔE 6.6
Duncan #BA773F Dry Rust Brown Wave 2 ΔE 7.4
Warcolours #C67F23 Metallic Choco Metallic paints ΔE 8.8
Revell #E5550F Orange Email Color - Gloss ΔE 8.8
Creature #F67B00 Orange Monument Pro Acryl ΔE 9.2
Acrilex #B5653C Siena Natural Paints ΔE 9.4
Kimera Kolors #CB552E Orange Pure Pigments ΔE 11.6
Turbo Dork #E48558 Two Cents ΔE 12.3
Tom Color #C8924C FS 10266 ΔE 14.2

Nearest colours inside Mig

  1. D Orange Acrylics ΔE 6.3 · similar
  2. E Red Primer Shine Primers ΔE 11.6 · far
  3. E Medium Rust Acrylics ΔE 12.6 · far
  4. E Ochre Earth Acrylics ΔE 13.4 · far
  5. E Crystal Orange Acrylics ΔE 13.8 · far
  6. E Light Rust Acrylics ΔE 13.9 · far

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