What is the difference between Matt Red and Clear Orange?

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

Matt Red vs Clear Orange

Matt Red

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Standard
Code: AK11092
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #b33a27 (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 9.7, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Clear Orange is a little lighter, more saturated than Matt Red.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Matt Red?

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

Can I use Matt Red instead of Clear Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Matt Red is a little darker, 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 Matt Red on the colour wheel See Clear Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Matt Red

Matt Red vs Scarlet (70.817)Model Color · ΔE 8, close · closer than Clear Orange
Matt Red vs Gory Red (72.011)Game Color · ΔE 10, close · closer than Clear Orange
Matt Red vs Ferrari Red (71.085)Model Air · 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 Matt Red
Clear Orange vs Brick Red (AK11093)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Matt Red
Clear Orange vs Blood Red (AK11089)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 7, close · closer than Matt Red

All matches: Matt Red equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents