What is the difference between Chotec Orange and Clear Orange?

ΔE 6 (close). Clear Orange is a little darker. Swatch colours are estimates.

Chotec Orange vs Clear Orange

Chotec Orange

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Tone Pro
Code: T3
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #dd4f3f (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 6.5, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Clear Orange is a little darker than Chotec Orange.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Chotec Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Clear Orange is a little darker than Chotec Orange.

Can I use Chotec Orange instead of Clear Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Chotec Orange is a little lighter.

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 Chotec Orange on the colour wheel See Clear Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Chotec Orange

Chotec Orange vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Clear Orange
Chotec Orange vs Scarlet (70.817)Model Color · ΔE 10, fair
Chotec Orange vs Vermilion (70.909)Model Color · ΔE 12, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Squig OrangeColour: Layer · ΔE 9, close
Clear Orange vs Angron Red ClearColour: Air · ΔE 9, close
Clear Orange vs Astorath RedColour: Dry · ΔE 10, fair

All matches: Chotec Orange equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents