Flickering Flame is a light vivid orange with a warm undertone. This is a common color; 5 other brands cover it, the nearest being Vallejo Light Orange at 93 percent. To deepen it, Demigod Flames is the darker step in the same The Army Painter range. Treat it as an easy swap, just confirm the finish type matches before you commit.
Flickering Flame equivalents in other ranges
2 of the 9 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to The Army Painter Flickering Flame, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Light Orange, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.4).
- Nearest in the AK Interactive catalog: AK Interactive Light Orange, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.0).
- Best Green Stuff World option: Green Stuff World Flaming Orange, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.6).
- From Citadel: Citadel Troll Slayer Orange, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.9).
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Orange, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.7).
- Nearest in the Two Thin Coats catalog: Two Thin Coats Solar Flare, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.6).
Side by side the two agree in lightness and temperature; at delta E 1.4 the gap is smaller than the variation between two pots of the same paint.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
AK Interactive
Green Stuff World
Citadel
Humbrol
Two Thin Coats
Tamiya
Revell
Scale75
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
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Found in 5 other brands with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Flickering Flame?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Light Orange at 93% color similarity.
What color is Flickering Flame?
Flickering Flame is a light vivid orange with a warm undertone (hex #F07830).
What do I highlight and shade Flickering Flame with?
Shade Flickering Flame with Demigod Flames in the same The Army Painter range. For highlights, mix in a lighter tone or move to a brighter paint in the lane.