What is the difference between Clear Orange and Sunset Orange?

ΔE 6 (close). Sunset Orange is more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Clear Orange vs Sunset Orange

Clear Orange

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11218
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f26721 (estimate)

Sunset Orange

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color
Code: 72.110
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f4742e (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sunset Orange is more muted than Clear Orange.

Can I use Sunset Orange instead of Clear Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Sunset Orange is more muted than Clear Orange.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Sunset Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Clear Orange is more saturated.

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 Clear Orange on the colour wheel See Sunset Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Light Orange (70.911)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Sunset Orange
Clear Orange vs Orange Fire (72.008)Game Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Sunset Orange
Clear Orange vs Gold Yellow (72.007)Game Color · ΔE 6, very close · closer than Sunset Orange

Other AK Interactive paints close to Sunset Orange

Sunset Orange vs Deep Orange (AK11080)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 6, close · closer than Clear Orange
Sunset Orange vs Medium Orange (AK11078)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 8, close
Sunset Orange vs Light Rust (AK11105)3rd Gen Intense · ΔE 9, close

All matches: Clear Orange equivalents · Sunset Orange equivalents