Paint record

Orange Tone

The Army Painter

Wash · #8C4020

Ink / wash / contrastWarpaints Fanatic

This one is hard to match, with nothing in another brand landing close in the same finish, the nearest being Gore-Grunta Fur from Citadel at 70 percent in a different finish class. In the pot, Orange Tone reads as a warm brown, dark and vivid. Shade down into Red Tone, the nearest darker paint in the The Army Painter line. If you need this exact color, buy the pot, since no other line reproduces it in the same finish.

Cross-brand results

Orange Tone equivalents in other ranges

This is one of the colors that keeps The Army Painter pots in painters' cases. Across the mapped brands, nothing qualifies as a real equivalent.

Even the nearest color, Citadel Gore-Grunta Fur, dries clearly warmer and more saturated than Orange Tone, so any substitute will change how the scheme reads.

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80sUsable

<70Mix

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About this color

Color profile

Familybrown
Lightnessdark
Saturationvivid
Undertonewarm

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Pairs well with

Runic Greycomplement
Uniform Greyneutral anchor
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Match difficulty

Hard to match
Closest cross-brand match

Found in 0 other brands with a same-finish match.

Where painters use it

leather and wood shadingdeepen recesses and panel lines
Common questions

Frequently asked

What is the closest equivalent to The Army Painter Orange Tone?

The closest same-finish match is Citadel Gore-Grunta Fur at 70% color similarity.

What is Orange Tone used for?

Orange Tone is a wash that flows into recesses and pools in shadow. Common uses: leather and wood shading; deepen recesses and panel lines.

What do I highlight and shade Orange Tone with?

Shade Orange Tone with Red Tone in the same The Army Painter range. For highlights, mix in a lighter tone or move to a brighter paint in the lane.

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