In the pot, Sunset Orange reads as a warm orange, light and vivid. No shortage of substitutes here, Solar Flare from Two Thin Coats matches at 92 percent and 3 brands carry a strong same-finish near-match. For modelling, drop to Light Orange in the recesses and step up to Sun Yellow on the edges, both Vallejo paints. Bottom line: run out mid-project and another brand will get you within a shade.
Sunset Orange equivalents, brand by brand
1 of the 9 brands with a mapped match get genuinely close to Vallejo Sunset Orange, though none is a clone. Brand by brand, the nearest colors are:
- Closest Two Thin Coats equivalent: Two Thin Coats Solar Flare, a swap nobody spots at arm's length (delta E 1.6).
- Best AK Interactive option: AK Interactive Luminous Orange, a near match with visible drift up close (delta E 3.0).
- From The Army Painter: The Army Painter Flickering Flame, close, with a hint of drift side by side (delta E 3.8).
- Revell's closest color: Revell Luminous Orange (RAL 2005), workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 4.1).
- Nearest in the Green Stuff World catalog: Green Stuff World Flaming Orange, a usable stand-in rather than a twin (delta E 4.5).
- Best Citadel option: Citadel Fire Dragon Bright, workable at tabletop distance, not up close (delta E 5.1).
The honest caveat: Two Thin Coats Solar Flare dries slightly warmer and more saturated than Sunset Orange, so expect recess shading and edge highlights to shift with it.
How to read the score
90+Close
80sUsable
<70Mix
Two Thin Coats
AK Interactive
The Army Painter
Revell
Green Stuff World
Citadel
Scale75
Humbrol
Tamiya
About this color
Color profile
Highlight and shade ladder
Pairs well with
Try any paint in the scheme toolMatch difficulty
Found in 3 other brands with a same-finish match.
Where painters use it
Frequently asked
What is the closest equivalent to Vallejo Sunset Orange?
The closest same-finish match is Two Thin Coats Solar Flare at 92% color similarity.
Is there a The Army Painter equivalent of Sunset Orange?
Yes. The closest The Army Painter option is Flickering Flame at 81%, a same-finish match.
What color is Sunset Orange?
Sunset Orange is a light vivid orange with a warm undertone (hex #F08331).
What do I highlight and shade Sunset Orange with?
Highlight Sunset Orange toward Sun Yellow and shade it down into Light Orange, both Vallejo paints in the same finish family.