What is the difference between Orange and Ink Red?

ΔE 52 (loose). Ink Red is noticeably darker, cooler. Swatch colours are estimates.

Orange vs Ink Red

Orange

Brand: AMMO by Mig
Range: Shaders
Code: A.MIG-0850
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #dd8c33 (estimate)

Ink Red

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Game Color Ink
Code: 72.086
Type: an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch: #a5162a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 52.4, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Ink Red is noticeably darker, cooler than Orange.

Can I use Ink Red instead of Orange?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 52). Ink Red is noticeably darker, cooler than Orange.

Can I use Orange instead of Ink Red?

The same difference applies the other way round: Orange is noticeably lighter, warmer.

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 Orange on the colour wheel See Ink Red on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Orange

Orange vs Ink Yellow (72.085)Game Color Ink · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Ink Red
Orange vs Mahogany Ink (70.828)Model Color · ΔE 65, loose
Orange vs Ink Magenta (72.083)Game Color Ink · ΔE 66, loose

Other AMMO by Mig paints close to Ink Red

Ink Red vs Candy Red (A.MIG-0868)Shaders · ΔE 19, loose · closer than Orange
Ink Red vs Matt Blood Red (A.MIG-0725)Shaders · ΔE 20, loose · closer than Orange
Ink Red vs Matt Dry Blood (A.MIG-0726)Shaders · ΔE 36, loose · closer than Orange

All matches: Orange equivalents · Ink Red equivalents