Ork Flesh is a mid-tone vivid green with a cool undertone. Highlight it toward Warp Lightning, the nearest lighter paint in the Citadel lane. Substitutes are thinner on the ground; The Army Painter Orc Skin is the nearest same-finish option at 90 percent, with 1 brand in strong-match range. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Ork Flesh equivalents in other ranges
No brand clones Ork Flesh outright, but 1 range comes close enough to swap. The best candidate from each catalog:
- Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Orc Skin, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 2.0).
- The Two Thin Coats pick: Two Thin Coats Orc Flesh Wash, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 6.1).
- Nearest in the P3 Paints catalog: P3 Paints Arcantrik Green, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.7), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Best Monument Pro Acryl option: Monument Pro Acryl Fluorescent Green, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 2.4), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- From Revell: Revell Bright Emerald Green (RAL 6029), workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.4), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
- Green Stuff World's closest color: Green Stuff World Hunter Green, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 5.4), but it is an opaque acrylic so treat it as a color reference, not a swap.
Worth knowing before you swap: The Army Painter Orc Skin runs slightly warmer, which shows most where the paint thins over raised detail.
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90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Two Thin Coats
P3 Paints
Monument Pro Acryl
Revell
Green Stuff World
Vallejo
Scale75
Humbrol
Tamiya
AK Interactive
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What is the closest equivalent to Citadel Ork Flesh?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Orc Skin at 90% color similarity.
Is Ork Flesh a one-coat paint?
Ork Flesh 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 Ork Flesh with?
The next step up for highlighting Ork Flesh is Warp Lightning in the Citadel range. Nothing sits directly below it in the same lane, so reach for a wash to shade.