Color-wise this is a vivid, light orange leaning warm. Shade down into Gryph-Hound Orange, the nearest darker paint in the Citadel line. Magmadroth Flame is a bit distinctive: no other brand carries a strong same-finish match, though The Army Painter Nuclear Sunrise comes nearest at 78 percent. Any substitute is a mixing base rather than a drop-in, so tune it on the model.
Magmadroth Flame equivalents and near misses
Fair warning: nothing matches Citadel Magmadroth Flame cleanly. The options below are the least bad, and every one of them drifts.
Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Nuclear Sunrise, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.3).
From Humbrol: Humbrol Clear Orange, only a loose relative (delta E 8.3).
Tamiya's closest color: Tamiya Orange, the same color for practical purposes (delta E 0.3), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
Nearest in the AK Interactive catalog: AK Interactive Deep Orange, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 4.0), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
The drift here is spread thinly across hue, lightness and saturation rather than leaning one way, so the mismatch reads as a general haze at delta E 4.3 rather than an obvious shift.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Humbrol
Tamiya
AK Interactive
Revell
Vallejo
Green Stuff World
Monument Pro Acryl
Scale75
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Magmadroth Flame?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Nuclear Sunrise at 78% color similarity.
Is Magmadroth Flame a one-coat paint?
Magmadroth Flame is a contrast paint, made to basecoat and shade in a single pass over a light primer. One coat drops color into the recesses and leaves the raised areas brighter; a second coat deepens the tone if you want it richer.
What do I highlight and shade Magmadroth Flame with?
Shade Magmadroth Flame with Gryph-Hound Orange in the same Citadel range. For highlights, mix in a lighter tone or move to a brighter paint in the lane.