What is the difference between Dragon Red and Clear Orange?

ΔE 12 (fair). Clear Orange is a little lighter, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Dragon Red vs Clear Orange

Dragon Red

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #c01a28 (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 11.8, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Clear Orange is a little lighter, warmer than Dragon Red.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Dragon Red?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 12). Clear Orange is a little lighter, warmer than Dragon Red.

Can I use Dragon Red instead of Clear Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Dragon Red is a little darker, cooler.

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 Dragon Red on the colour wheel See Clear Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Dragon Red

Dragon Red vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Clear Orange
Dragon Red vs Red RLM23 (71.003)Model Air · ΔE 7, close · closer than Clear Orange
Dragon Red vs Scarlet (70.817)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Clear Orange

Other Army Painter paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Sacred ScarletWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 9, close · closer than Dragon Red
Clear Orange vs Angelic RedWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 12, fair
Clear Orange vs Mars RedWarpaints Legacy · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Dragon Red equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents