Heartfire sits in the orange family: mid-tone in tone, vivid in saturation, warm in cast. For modelling, drop to Kapitan Red in the recesses and step up to Sulfuric Yellow on the edges, both P3 Paints paints. This color is somewhat distinctive: 2 brands offer a strong same-finish match, The Army Painter Demigod Flames closest at 89 percent. A cross-brand swap will get you most of the way, but eyeball it against the original first.
Heartfire equivalents in other ranges
Several ranges orbit this color without landing on it. Here is the closest each brand manages, nearest first:
- Closest The Army Painter equivalent: The Army Painter Demigod Flames, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 2.2).
- Humbrol's closest color: Humbrol Ochre, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.6).
- Nearest in the Citadel catalog: Citadel Tau Light Ochre, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.3).
- Best Two Thin Coats option: Two Thin Coats Dry Rust Brown, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.5).
- From AK Interactive: AK Interactive Light Brown, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.6).
- Monument Pro Acryl's closest color: Monument Pro Acryl Bright Yellow Ochre, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.6).
The honest caveat: The Army Painter Demigod Flames dries clearly warmer and more saturated than Heartfire, so expect recess shading and edge highlights to shift with it.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
The Army Painter
Humbrol
Citadel
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
Monument Pro Acryl
Vallejo
Green Stuff World
Scale75
Revell
Tamiya
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 2 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to P3 Paints Heartfire?
The closest same-finish match is The Army Painter Demigod Flames at 89% color similarity.
What color is Heartfire?
Heartfire is a mid-tone vivid orange with a warm undertone (hex #BD782A).
What do I highlight and shade Heartfire with?
Highlight Heartfire toward Sulfuric Yellow and shade it down into Kapitan Red, both P3 Paints paints in the same finish family.