What is the difference between Squig Orange and Clear Orange?

ΔE 9 (close). Clear Orange is a little darker, more saturated. Swatch colours are estimates.

Squig Orange vs Clear Orange

Squig Orange

Brand: Citadel / Warhammer
Range: Colour: Layer
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #d85a3a (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 8.9, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Clear Orange is a little darker, more saturated than Squig Orange.

Can I use Clear Orange instead of Squig Orange?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 9). Clear Orange is a little darker, more saturated than Squig Orange.

Can I use Squig Orange instead of Clear Orange?

The same difference applies the other way round: Squig Orange is a little lighter, 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 Squig Orange on the colour wheel See Clear Orange on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Squig Orange

Squig Orange vs Amaranth Red (70.829)Model Color · ΔE 9, close · closer than Clear Orange
Squig Orange vs Orange Rust (71.130)Model Air · ΔE 9, close
Squig Orange vs Grunge Brown (72.115)Game Color · ΔE 10, fair

Other Citadel paints close to Clear Orange

Clear Orange vs Angron Red ClearColour: Air · ΔE 9, close
Clear Orange vs Astorath RedColour: Dry · ΔE 10, fair
Clear Orange vs Evil Sunz ScarletColour: Layer · ΔE 12, fair

All matches: Squig Orange equivalents · Clear Orange equivalents