Clear Orange is genuinely hard to match: no other brand has a same-finish equivalent close enough to swap, and the nearest color anywhere, Citadel Casandora Yellow at 59 percent, is a different finish. Clear Orange sits in the orange family: light in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. For modelling, drop to Clear Red in the recesses and step up to Clear Yellow on the edges, both AK Interactive paints. For a true match, stick with the original; cross-brand substitutes will read as a different color.
Clear Orange equivalents in other ranges
We ran AK Interactive Clear Orange against every mapped catalog and came up empty: no brand makes a color close enough to call an equivalent.
Even the nearest color, Citadel Casandora Yellow, dries clearly warmer and more saturated than Clear Orange, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
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Tamiya
Scale75
About this color
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Highlight and shade ladder
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Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to AK Interactive Clear Orange?
The closest same-finish match is Citadel Casandora Yellow at 59% color similarity.
What is Clear Orange used for?
Clear Orange is a wash that flows into recesses and pools in shadow. Common uses: warm crimson glazing; deepen recesses and panel lines.
What do I highlight and shade Clear Orange with?
Highlight Clear Orange toward Clear Yellow and shade it down into Clear Red, both AK Interactive paints in the same finish family.