What is the difference between Amaranth Red and Clear Orange?

ΔE 10 (close). Clear Orange is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Amaranth Red vs Clear Orange

Amaranth Red

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11086
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d15833 (estimate)

Clear Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.956
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #cd412c (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 9.6, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Clear Orange is a little darker, more saturated than Amaranth Red.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Amaranth Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Clear Orange is a little darker, more saturated than Amaranth Red.

Can I use Amaranth Red instead of Clear Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Amaranth Red is a little lighter, more muted.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Amaranth Red on the colour wheel See Clear Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Amaranth Red

Amaranth Red vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Clear Orange
Amaranth Red vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Clear Orange
Amaranth Red vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other AK Interactive paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Scarlet Red (AK11087)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 3, very close · closer than Amaranth Red
Clear Orange vs Brick Red (AK11093)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Amaranth Red
Clear Orange vs Blood Red (AK11089)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than Amaranth Red

All matches: Amaranth Red equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents