No shortage of substitutes here, Sunset Orange from Vallejo matches at 92 percent and 4 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. Solar Flare is a light vivid orange with a warm undertone. Highlight it toward Skulker Yellow, the nearest lighter paint in the Two Thin Coats lane. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Solar Flare equivalents in other ranges
2 of the 9 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Two Thin Coats Solar Flare, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Vallejo equivalent: Vallejo Sunset Orange, close enough that batch variation matters more (delta E 1.6).
- Nearest in the AK Interactive catalog: AK Interactive Luminous Orange, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.7).
- Best Revell option: Revell Luminous Orange (RAL 2005), a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.1).
- From Green Stuff World: Green Stuff World Peach Flesh, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.6).
- The Army Painter's closest color: The Army Painter Flickering Flame, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.6).
- Nearest in the Scale75 catalog: Scale75 Melange Brown, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.8).
Worth knowing before you swap: Vallejo Sunset Orange runs slightly cooler and more muted, which shows most where the paint thins over raised detail.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Vallejo
AK Interactive
Revell
Green Stuff World
The Army Painter
Scale75
Humbrol
Citadel
Tamiya
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
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Found in 4 other brands with a same-finish match.
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Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Two Thin Coats Solar Flare?
The closest same-finish match is Vallejo Sunset Orange at 92% color similarity.
What color is Solar Flare?
Solar Flare is a light vivid orange with a warm undertone (hex #F18021).
What do I highlight and shade Solar Flare with?
The next step up for highlighting Solar Flare is Skulker Yellow in the Two Thin Coats range. Nothing sits directly below it in the same lane, so reach for a wash to shade.