What is the difference between Bright Orange and Sunset Orange?

ΔE 7 (close). Sunset Orange is a little lighter. Swatch colours are estimates.

Bright Orange vs Sunset Orange

Bright Orange

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Dio Drybrush
Code: A.MIG-0637
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ec6321 (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 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Sunset Orange is a little lighter than Bright Orange.

Can I use Sunset Orange instead of Bright Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 7). Sunset Orange is a little lighter than Bright Orange.

Can I use Bright Orange instead of Sunset Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Bright Orange is a little darker.

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 Bright Orange on the colour wheel See Sunset Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Bright Orange

Bright Orange vs Light Orange (70.911)Model Color · ΔE 2, very close · closer than Sunset Orange
Bright Orange vs Orange Fire (72.008)Game Color · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Sunset Orange
Bright Orange vs Gold Yellow (72.007)Game Color · ΔE 6, close · closer than Sunset Orange

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Sunset Orange

Sunset Orange vs Orange (ATOM-20027)ATOM · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Bright Orange
Sunset Orange vs Bright Orange (ATOM-20026)ATOM · ΔE 10, fair
Sunset Orange vs Blazing Orange (IONIC-0047)IONIC Smart Colors · ΔE 11, fair

All matches: Bright Orange equivalents · Sunset Orange equivalents