What is the difference between Averland Sunset and Pure Orange?

ΔE 16 (loose). Pure Orange is a little darker, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Averland Sunset vs Pure Orange

Averland Sunset

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Air
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f0a81c (estimate)

Pure Orange

Brand: Tamiya
Range: TS Spray
Code: TS-98
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #f6911f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 15.8, loose: different enough that you should pick on purpose. Pure Orange is a little darker, warmer than Averland Sunset.

Can I use Pure Orange instead of Averland Sunset?

Not as a straight swap; see the closer alternatives below. Loose match (ΔE 16). Pure Orange is a little darker, warmer than Averland Sunset.

Can I use Averland Sunset instead of Pure Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Averland Sunset is a little lighter, 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 Averland Sunset on the colour wheel See Pure Orange on the colour wheel

Other Tamiya paints close to Averland Sunset

Averland Sunset vs Camel Yellow (TS-34)TS Spray · ΔE 8, close · closer than Pure Orange
Averland Sunset vs Camel Yellow (PS-19)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Pure Orange
Averland Sunset vs Mustard Yellow (PS-56)PS Spray (polycarbonate) · ΔE 16, loose

Other Citadel paints close to Pure Orange

Pure Orange vs Fire Dragon BrightColour: Layer · ΔE 6, close · closer than Averland Sunset
Pure Orange vs Ryza RustColour: Dry · ΔE 11, fair · closer than Averland Sunset
Pure Orange vs Lugganath OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair · closer than Averland Sunset

All matches: Averland Sunset equivalents · Pure Orange equivalents