Nuclear Sunrise vs Pyrrole Orange

Nuclear Sunrise

Brand
Army Painter
Range
Speedpaint 2.0
Type
a one-coat contrast-style paint
Swatch
#e8641c (estimate)

Pyrrole Orange

Brand
Golden
Range
High Flow
Code
8539
Type
an ink, glaze or transparent paint
Swatch
#fc5e1a (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.7, fair: the same colour family, but not a straight swap. Pyrrole Orange is more saturated than Nuclear Sunrise. They are different kinds of paint: Army Painter Nuclear Sunrise is a one-coat contrast-style paint and Golden Pyrrole Orange is an ink, glaze or transparent paint, so they won’t behave the same on the model even where the colour is close.

Can I use Pyrrole Orange instead of Nuclear Sunrise?

Only where an exact match doesn’t matter, such as a new unit or a highlight. Fair match (ΔE 11). Pyrrole Orange is more saturated than Nuclear Sunrise. They are different kinds of paint.

Can I use Nuclear Sunrise instead of Pyrrole Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Nuclear Sunrise is 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 Nuclear Sunrise on the colour wheel See Pyrrole Orange on the colour wheel

Other Golden paints close to Nuclear Sunrise

Other Army Painter paints close to Pyrrole Orange

All matches: Nuclear Sunrise equivalents · Pyrrole Orange equivalents

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