What is the difference between Sun Red and Clear Orange?

ΔE 8 (close). Clear Orange is a little darker, more muted. Swatch colours are estimates.

Sun Red vs Clear Orange

Sun Red

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: Color Punch
Code: AK11279
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #e13f36 (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 8.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Clear Orange is a little darker, more muted than Sun Red.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Sun Red?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 8). Clear Orange is a little darker, more muted than Sun Red.

Can I use Sun Red instead of Clear Orange?

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

Other Vallejo paints close to Sun Red

Sun Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Clear Orange
Sun Red vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Clear Orange
Sun Red vs Bloody Red (72.010)Game Color · ΔE 7, close · closer than Clear Orange

Other AK Interactive paints close to Clear Orange

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

All matches: Sun Red equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents